An Essay on the Principle of Population
Thomas Malthus
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
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
musicman243
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
Adam
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.
Tom Williams
Well read, thanks! A lot more in the book than the general idea of Malthus
good book well read
Thiago Coelho
good book well read Malthus is cooler than I thought