While people here in Britain seem to be doing fine Thomas Malthus likes to think that soon enough things will change and not for the better. Thomas Malthus is an economic pessimist which means that he has the tendency to expect the worst out of everything in his case our economy. He has been the first person heard of to speak of the dangers of overpopulation and the effects it could have on the future. Malthus has come up with some tips or ways to decrease the chances of overpopulation. His book Principle of Population talks all about this theory and how to decrease the chances of it.
Thomas Malthus was born on February 13, 1766 in England. He was privately educated as a boy but entered Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1784. Malthus published the first edition of Principle of Population anonymously in 1798 which many people took notice into. Malthus decided to expand his book and finally the final and massive sixth edition came out a few years ago in 1826. Malthus believes that no matter what we do we will eventually become overpopulated and that will become a big problem.
In Principle of Population, Thomas Malthus believes that soon our population is going to become overpopulated and that we are not going to have enough food supply to provide for our people. He explains that the population increases at a geometric rate of 2, 4, 8, 16 and so on …show more content…
He recommends that people reduce the birthrate and also natural causes like old age, accidents, war, pestilence, moral restraint, vice, murder, contraception, homosexuality, and above all famine could reduce the chances of overpopulation. Malthus especially favors moral restraint and sexual abstinence as a way to reduce overpopulation. However many people are not on the same page as him and do not want do some of the things he is suggesting to “better” our future when he does not really even know if this phenomenon is going to
Thomas Malthus was born on February 13, 1766 in England. He was privately educated as a boy but entered Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1784. Malthus published the first edition of Principle of Population anonymously in 1798 which many people took notice into. Malthus decided to expand his book and finally the final and massive sixth edition came out a few years ago in 1826. Malthus believes that no matter what we do we will eventually become overpopulated and that will become a big problem.
In Principle of Population, Thomas Malthus believes that soon our population is going to become overpopulated and that we are not going to have enough food supply to provide for our people. He explains that the population increases at a geometric rate of 2, 4, 8, 16 and so on …show more content…
He recommends that people reduce the birthrate and also natural causes like old age, accidents, war, pestilence, moral restraint, vice, murder, contraception, homosexuality, and above all famine could reduce the chances of overpopulation. Malthus especially favors moral restraint and sexual abstinence as a way to reduce overpopulation. However many people are not on the same page as him and do not want do some of the things he is suggesting to “better” our future when he does not really even know if this phenomenon is going to