Thomas Malthus

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This paper discusses Thomas Malthus' views on the nature of the growth of human society in terms of population growth and food supply, through a review of his article, "An Essay on the Principle of Population" written in the 18th century. The paper claims that Malthus considered the psyche and morality of the society as an important consideration in predicting the populations of future societies.

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"Thomas Malthus, in his discussion of the relationship between population increase and food supply in "An essay on the principle of population," proposed that his essay was an attempt to provide an explanation, though a speculative one, of the nature of the growth of human society in terms of its population and food supply. Working on the assumption that "population must always be kept down to the level of the means of subsistence," Malthus tried to bring forth his argument and position that this assumption was an ideal one. In fact, this assumption was proven not applicable with the histories of early societies in the Eastern and Western nations, as what Malthus proves in his discussion, wherein he stated that as the population increases geometrically, food supply increases arithmetically."

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