Malthus
Thomas Robert, 1766–1834, English economist and clergyman.
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Giffen’s tone is weary as he notes that “there has been much experience of these discussions since the time of Malthus.”
Indeed, the Tories of that day, many of them big landowners, found an intellectual champion in one Thomas Malthus.
‘Downton Abbey’ Democrats May Cost their Party the Senate | Lloyd Green | March 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe attempts, for instance, to disprove the population doctrines of Malthus, have been mostly cases of ignoratio elenchi.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillHe regards Malthus as an apologist for an unjust inequality.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie StephenMalthus was not a thoroughgoing supporter of the 'do-nothing' doctrine.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie Stephen
Malthus shows the necessity of observing other collateral results.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie StephenHe defends Malthus against the 'execrations' of sentimentalism.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie Stephen
British Dictionary definitions for Malthus
/ (ˈmælθəs) /
Thomas Robert. 1766–1834, English economist. He propounded his population theory in An Essay on the Principle of Population (1798)
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