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Thomas Robert Malthus

    February 13, 1766 – December 23, 1834

    Robert Malthus was an influential English thinker whose work focused on political economy and demography. In his seminal essay, he observed that population growth inevitably clashes with limited resources, leading to checks like famine and disease. Malthus sharply countered the prevailing 18th-century optimism about societal improvement and perfectibility. He argued that the dangers of overpopulation precluded progress toward a utopian society and were divinely imposed to teach virtuous behavior. His ideas, emphasizing long-term economic stability over short-term expediency and criticizing Poor Laws, impacted economic, political, and scientific thought and remain subjects of intense debate.

    An Essay on the Principle of Population
    Principles of political economy considered with a view to their practical application
    Observations On The Effects Of The Com-law's ... On The Agriculture
    An Investigation of the Cause of the Present High Price of Provisions
    An Inquiry Into the Nature and Progress of Rent and the Principles by Which It Is Regulated
    T. R. Malthus, an Essay on the Principle of Population