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IT has been justly remarked that few writers have been so much discussed as Malthus by persons who have never read his works; few men have been so violently abused both by his own and by subsequent generations; and few, needless to say, have been so hopelessly misrepresented. No one, among Classical writers, therefore, has a better claim to speak for himself through the pages of the Everyman Library.
Malthus's Essay on Population, which was first published anonymously in 1798, arose out of a discussion with his father on the social philosophy expounded by Godwin in Political Justice and in the pages of the Enquirer. Godwin appears to have been influenced by Rousseau and other French writers of the Revolutionary era, and strongly believed in the power of human reason to bring humanity to a state of perfection. Like his more famous successor, Robert Owen, he maintained that the evils of society were due to human institutions, and in particular to the existence of private property. In a society free from these hindrances there would be an abun dance for everybody, and all reasonable needs would be satis fied if every one worked half an hour a day. In his system of communistic anarchy, where each would receive according to his needs, vice and misery, which flourish on selfishness and greed, would disappear.
But to Malthus this very idealistic theory ignored some of the most fundamental traits in human nature; and, in particular, would inevitably come to grief by reason of what he called the principle of population. The doctrine that will for ever be associated with his name declares that there is a universal tendency for population to outrun the means of subsistence. In the state of society imagined by Godwin.
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Excerpt from An Essay on the Principle of Population, Vol. 1 of 3: Or a View of Its Past and Present Effects on Human Happiness; With an Inquiry Into Our Prospects Respecting the Future Removal or Mitigation of the Evils Which It Occasions; In Three Volumes The Essay on the Principle of Population, which I published in 1798, was suggested, as is expressed in the preface, by a paper in Mr. Godwins Inquirer. It was written on the impulse of the occasion, and from the few materials which were then within my reach in a country situation. The only authors from whose writings I had deduced the principle, which formed the main argument of the Essay, were Hume, Wallace, Adam Smith, and Dr. Price; and my object was to apply it, to try the truth of those speculations on the perfectibility of man and society, which at that time excited a considerable portion of the public attention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a treatise on the principle of population, a core concept in economics and demography. The author argues that population growth is an inherent tendency of all life, but that it is kept in check by various factors, which he categorizes as preventive and positive checks. Preventive checks include moral restraint, such as the postponement of marriage or abstinence, while positive checks include factors that increase mortality, such as famine, disease, and war. The author contends that the preventive check is the least harmful and most desirable way to control population growth, as it does not involve the suffering and misery associated with the positive checks. He also discusses the historical and social context of population growth, examining different cultures and time periods to illustrate how the principle of population has played out in practice. Ultimately, this book provides a comprehensive and thought-provoking analysis of the complex relationship between population growth and human well-being. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330943250_0
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