I think I may fairly make two postulata.First, That food is necessary to the existence of man.Secondly, That the passion between the sexes is necessary and will remain nearly in its present state. _Thomas Malthus Essay pub. 1798From those postulates, Malthus argues that population grows exponentially while food production can only grow in a linear fashion. Keith MontgomeryOur first indication that something may be wrong with Malthus' argument...
The Rev. Thomas Malthus died 177 years ago this month, or so everyone thought. I'm beginning to have doubts after watching the Republican presidential debates, where it is obvious that Malthus, or his ghost, is back and doing well. Originally a ...
A community portal about Thomas Malthus with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Rev. Thomas Robert Malthus, FRS, usually known as Thomas Malthus, although he preferred to be known as "Robert Malthus", was an English demographer and political economist. He is best known for his pessimistic, often false, but highly influential...more
A community portal about Thomas Malthus with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Rev. Thomas Robert Malthus, FRS, usually known as Thomas Malthus, although he preferred to be known as "Robert Malthus", was an English demographer and political economist. He is best known for his pessimistic, often false, but highly influential views on population growth.