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Synopsis: What’s Wrong With the Darwinian Argument?

In another series of posts, I develop a critique of the Malthusian argument as first introduced by Thomas Malthus in 1798 in his “Essay on the Principle of Population.” Part of this is a proposal for a non-Malthusian explanation for…

PS

Although I think I am broadly on the right track, there are still some moving parts in my model.

• I explain the long downward trend for England in the Middle Ages here as the result of persistence over the generations for the experience in the 14th century that keeps the target size low. There is…

Actual Populations Are Not Malthusian

[This is part of my series on Thomas Malthus’ “Essay on the Principle of Population,” first…