Kropotkin's book Mutual Aid is a good antidote to the "Nature red in tooth and claw" school of thought as well as the Social-Darwinists.  

Kropotkin, George, Veblen, "The American System,"  ... we seem to be off on a 'forgotten economists' kick.

:-)

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre