An Essay on the Principle of Population


Read by Geoffrey Edwards

(4.2 stars; 26 reviews)

The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man. Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio. Subsistence increases only in an arithmetical ratio. A slight acquaintance with numbers will show the immensity of the first power in comparison with the second (Malthus). (5 hr 32 min)

Chapters

00 Preface 4:13 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
01 Chapter 1 13:34 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
02 Chapter 2 15:40 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
03 Chapter 3 11:19 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
04 Chapter 4 13:06 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
05 Chapter 5 22:35 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
06 Chapter 6 10:32 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
07 Chapter 7 27:06 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
08 Chapter 8 11:43 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
09 Chapter 9 15:50 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
10 Chapter 10 29:50 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
11 Chapter 11 7:37 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
12 Chapter 12 27:37 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
13 Chapter 13 12:35 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
14 Chapter 14 12:05 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
15 Chapter 15 19:25 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
16 Chapter 16 18:20 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
17 Chapter 17 17:38 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
18 Chapter 18 20:27 Read by Geoffrey Edwards
19 Chapter 19 20:59 Read by Geoffrey Edwards

Reviews

a word of warning


(3 stars)

as interesting as the subject matter is it must be reminded that this essay was one of the foundational works that spearheaded the Eugenics/racial science movements. , andit is also a work cited quite frequently in Social Darwinism


(5 stars)

I was surprised how much more this was than a case for population control. It seems like more of a theological book on the inevitability of suffering and it's meaning. Helped me make peace with the toil of life.


(5 stars)

Well read, thanks! A lot more in the book than the general idea of Malthus

good book well read


(5 stars)

good book well read Malthus is cooler than I thought