Malthus
Thomas Robert, 1766–1834, English economist and clergyman.
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How to use Malthus in a sentence
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 StephenMalthus shows the necessity of observing other collateral results.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie Stephen
He 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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