ABSTRACT

This work traces the history of a debate which took place among the economists, political philosophers and writers of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, about whether the benefits of scientific progress would be nullified by the growth of the global population.

chapter 1|12 pages

Condorcet

chapter 2|28 pages

Godwin

chapter 3|14 pages

Frankenstein's Monster

chapter 4|21 pages

Malthus

chapter 5|17 pages

The Iron Law

chapter |25 pages

Epilogue: Who Was Right?