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5 unusual facts about An Essay on the Principle of Population


An Essay on the Principle of Population

The 1st edition influenced writers of natural theology such as William Paley and Thomas Chalmers.

Malthus, An Essay On The Principle Of Population (1798 1st edition, plus excerpts 1803 2nd edition), Introduction by Philip Appleman, and assorted commentary on Malthus edited by Appleman.

In the 20th century, those who regarded Malthus as a failed prophet of doom included an editor of Nature, John Maddox.

Irruptive growth

As Thomas Malthus described in his essay on the Principle of Population, human overpopulation is a serious issue, and one which can only become more pressing.

Robert Acklom Ingram

He is noted for his tract Disquisitions on Population (London, 1808) opposing the views of Malthus as expressed in An Essay on the Principle of Population.


Political Justice

In 1798, the Reverend Thomas Malthus published An Essay on the Principle of Population, which was largely written as a refutation of the ideas of Godwin and the Marquis de Condorcet.


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