An Essay On The Principle Of Population

Author : Thomas Robert Malthus
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 293 pages
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Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781602068636

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Around 1796, Mr. Malthus, an English gentleman, had finished reading a book that confidently predicted human life would continue to grow richer, more comfortable and more secure, and that nothing could stop the march of progress. He discussed this theme with his son, Thomas, and Thomas ardently disagreed with both his father and the book he had been reading, along with the entire idea of unending human progress. Mr. Malthus suggested that he write down his objections so that they could discuss them point-by-point. Not long after, Thomas returned with a rather long essay. His father was so impressed that he urged his son to have it published. And so, in 1798, appeared An Essay on Population, by British political economist and demographer THOMAS ROBERT MALTHUS (1766-1834). Though it was attacked at the time and ridiculed for many years afterward, it has remained one of the most influential works in the English language on the general checks and balances of the world's population and its necessary control. This is a replica of the 1826 sixth edition. Volume 2 includes: Book III: "Of the Different Systems, Which Have Been Proposed or Have Prevailed in Society, As They Affect the Evils Arising from The Principle of Population" and Book IV: "Of our future Prospects respecting the Removal or Mitigation of the Evils arising from the Principle of Population."

Author : Thomas Malthus
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780141392837

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An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings by Thomas Malthus Pdf

Malthus' life's work on human population and its dependency on food production and the environment was highly controversial on publication in 1798. He predicted what is known as the Malthusian catastrophe, in which humans would disregard the limits of natural resources and the world would be plagued by famine and disease. He significantly influenced the thinking of Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace and his theories continue to raise important questions today in the fields of social theory, economics and the environment. With an introduction by Robert Mayhew.

Author : T. R. Malthus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521323635

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T. R. Malthus, An Essay on the Principle of Population: Volume 2 by T. R. Malthus Pdf

Published in two volumes, these books provide a student audience with an excellent scholarly edition of Malthus' Essay on Population. Written in 1798 as a polite attack on post-French revolutionary speculations on the theme of social and human perfectibility, it remains one of the most powerful statements of the limits to human hopes set by the tension between population growth and natural resources. Based on the authoritative variorum edition of the versions of the Essay published between 1803 and 1826, and complete with full introduction and bibliographic apparatus, this edition is intended to show how Malthusianism impinges on the history of political thought, and how the author's reputation as a population theorist and political economist was established.

Author : Thomas Robert Malthus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1809
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044015557614

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An Essay on the Principle of Population, as it Affects the Future Improvement of Society by Thomas Robert Malthus Pdf

Author : Thomas Robert Malthus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Population
ISBN : HARVARD:LI3RZ3

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An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Robert Malthus Pdf

Author : Libby Robin,Sverker Sorlin,Paul Warde
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780300188479

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The Future of Nature by Libby Robin,Sverker Sorlin,Paul Warde Pdf

This anthology provides an historical overview of the scientific ideas behind environmental prediction and how, as predictions about environmental change have been taken more seriously and widely, they have affected politics, policy, and public perception. Through an array of texts and commentaries that examine the themes of progress, population, environment, biodiversity and sustainability from a global perspective, it explores the meaning of the future in the twenty-first century. Providing access and reference points to the origins and development of key disciplines and methods, it will encourage policy makers, professionals, and students to reflect on the roots of their own theories and practices.

Author : Alison Bashford,Joyce E. Chaplin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691177915

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The New Worlds of Thomas Robert Malthus by Alison Bashford,Joyce E. Chaplin Pdf

This book is a sweeping global and intellectual history that radically recasts our understanding of Malthus's Essay on the Principle of Population, the most famous book on population ever written or ever likely to be. Malthus's Essay is also persistently misunderstood. First published anonymously in 1798, the Essay systematically argues that population growth tends to outpace its means of subsistence unless kept in check by factors such as disease, famine, or war, or else by lowering the birth rate through such means as sexual abstinence. Challenging the widely held notion that Malthus's Essay was a product of the British and European context in which it was written, Alison Bashford and Joyce Chaplin demonstrate that it was the new world, as well as the old, that fundamentally shaped Malthus's ideas.

Author : Thomas Robert Malthus
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780393623512

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An Essay on the Principle of Population (First International Student Edition) (Norton Critical Editions) by Thomas Robert Malthus Pdf

The world’s population is now 7.4 billion people, placing ever greater demands on our natural resources. As we stand witness to a possible reversal of modernity’s positive trends, Malthus’s pessimism is worth full reconsideration. This Norton Critical Edition includes: · An introduction and explanatory annotations by Joyce E. Chaplin. · Malthus’s Essay in its first published version (1798) along with selections from the expanded version (1803), which he considered definitive, as well as his Appendix (1806). · An unusually rich selection of supporting materials thematically arranged to promote classroom discussion. Topics include “Influences on Malthus,” “Economics, Population, and Ethics after Malthus,” “Malthus and Global Challenges,” and “Malthusianism in Fiction.” · A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography.

Author : Nick Broten
Publisher : Macat Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-13
Category : Economics
ISBN : 1912127784

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An Essay on the Principle of Population by Nick Broten Pdf

One of the most influential books on economics ever written, Malthus' work remains one of the most controversial, too. Arguing that unchecked population growth will eventually outstrip food availability and lead to famine and disease, this 1798 work inspired naturalists Darwin and Wallace to develop the theory of natural selection.

Author : T. R. Malthus
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547344773

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An Essay on the Principle of Population by T. R. Malthus Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "An Essay on the Principle of Population" by T. R. Malthus. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Thomas Robert Malthus
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781616405700

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An Essay on the Principle of Population (Two Volumes in One) by Thomas Robert Malthus Pdf

Around 1796, Mr. Malthus, an English gentleman, had finished reading a book that confidently predicted human life would continue to grow richer, more comfortable and more secure, and that nothing could stop the march of progress. He discussed this theme with his son, Thomas, and Thomas ardently disagreed with both his father and the book he had been reading, along with the entire idea of unending human progress. Mr. Malthus suggested that he write down his objections so that they could discuss them point-by-point. Not long after, Thomas returned with a rather long essay. His father was so impressed that he urged his son to have it published. And so, in 1798, appeared An Essay on Population. Though it was attacked at the time and ridiculed for many years afterward, it has remained one of the most influential works in the English language on the general checks and balances of the world's population and its necessary control. Originally two volumes, it is presented here in an omnibus edition. THOMAS ROBERT MALTHUS (1766-1834) was educated at Jesus College in Cambridge. In 1798, he was curate at Albury in Surrey, and became a Professor of History and Political Economy at Haileybury College, 1805.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Finance, Public
ISBN : MINN:30000010433443

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Governments Quarterly Report by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert J. Mayhew
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780674419414

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Malthus by Robert J. Mayhew Pdf

Though Robert Malthus has never disappeared, he has been perpetually misunderstood. Robert Mayhew offers at once a major reassessment of Malthus's ideas and an intellectual history of the origins of modern debates about demography, resources, and the environment, giving historical depth to our current planetary concerns.

Author : Thomas Robert Malthus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1806
Category : Population
ISBN : UCSD:31822043019843

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An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Robert Malthus Pdf

Author : Thomas Malthus
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1721912525

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An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Malthus Pdf

An essay on the principle of population by Thomas Malthus Thomas Robert Malthus 13 February 1766 - 23 December 1834) was an English cleric and scholar, influential in the fields of political economy and demography.[2] Malthus himself used only his middle name, Robert. In his 1798 book An Essay on the Principle of Population, Malthus observed that an increase in a nation's food production improved the well-being of the populace, but the improvement was temporary because it led to population growth, which in turn restored the original per capita production level. In other words, mankind had a propensity to utilize abundance for population growth rather than for maintaining a high standard of living, a view that has become known as the "Malthusian trap" or the "Malthusian spectre." We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.