An Essay on the Principle of Population
This controversial work is notable for influencing Charles Darwin and his theory of natural selection. With his Principle of Population, Malthus introduced the scientific community to the notion of overpopulation and predicted that population growth rates for human beings are unsustainable. As...
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This controversial work is notable for influencing Charles Darwin and his theory of natural selection. With his Principle of Population, Malthus introduced the scientific community to the notion of overpopulation and predicted that population growth rates for human beings are unsustainable. As such, Malthus’s essay is one of the most influential scientific works of the eighteenth century.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781619492493 (1619492490)
Publish date: November 1st 2013
Publisher: Empire Books
Pages no: 148
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Literature,
Science,
Economics,
Politics,
Philosophy,
Sociology
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