Malthus

[ mal-thuhs ]

/ ˈmæl θəs /

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noun

Thomas Robert, 1766–1834, English economist and clergyman.

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How to use Malthus in a sentence

Giffen’s tone is weary as he notes that “there has been much experience of these discussions since the time of Malthus.”
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Indeed, the Tories of that day, many of them big landowners, found an intellectual champion in one Thomas Malthus.
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The attempts, for instance, to disprove the population doctrines of Malthus, have been mostly cases of ignoratio elenchi.
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He regards Malthus as an apologist for an unjust inequality.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3)|Leslie Stephen

Malthus 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.
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He defends Malthus against the 'execrations' of sentimentalism.
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British Dictionary definitions for Malthus

Malthus

/ (ˈmælθəs) /

noun

Thomas Robert. 1766–1834, English economist. He propounded his population theory in An Essay on the Principle of Population (1798)

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