Project Gutenberg 2003-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 732 Malthus, T. R. (Thomas Robert) 1766 1834 Malthus, Thomas Robert An Essay on the Principle of Population Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Essay_on_the_Principle_of_Population Produced by Charles Aldarondo. HTML version by Al Haines. "An Essay on the Principle of Population" by Thomas R. Malthus is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. The essay explores the dynamics between population growth and subsistence, positing that population tends to increase at a geometric rate, while food production can only increase arithmetically, leading to inevitable checks on population through famine, disease, and vice. Malthus addresses the implications of these ideas on the future of society and the potential improvements in human existence. The opening of the essay introduces Malthus's reflections spurred by a conversation about societal improvement, leading him to articulate a fundamental question about human progress. He outlines that while many assert that humanity is on a trajectory towards perfectibility, he believes this view neglects essential truths about population dynamics. Malthus details the "natural" checks on population, such as famine and disease, that arise from the imbalance between population growth and food supply, and he emphasizes the necessity of understanding these forces for any meaningful discourse on societal advancement. Malthus acknowledges the somber nature of his conclusions but insists they arise from objective observation rather than bias. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Population HB Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Sociology Category: Economics 360951 2025-08-02T10:39:07.002963 text/html 352318 2020-12-27T20:45:59 text/html 194580 2025-08-02T10:39:14.113929 application/epub+zip 199728 2025-08-02T10:39:10.249928 application/epub+zip 184463 2025-08-02T10:39:09.001912 application/epub+zip 404190 2025-08-02T10:39:17.058910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392709 2025-08-02T10:39:13.405921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361615 2022-09-02T13:38:36.022831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344461 2025-08-02T10:39:06.535950 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 344434 2020-12-27T20:45:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18600 2025-08-02T10:39:17.192879 application/rdf+xml 16995 2025-08-02T10:39:09.581953 image/jpeg 3953 2025-08-02T10:39:09.252920 image/jpeg 117852 2020-12-27T20:45:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 116341 2020-12-27T20:45:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 191993 2025-08-02T10:39:07.032946 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia