The die-hard image of Malthus the ogre has not completely disappeared yet. And yet, Malthus showed no less concern than Adam Smith for the labouring poor. In order to make full sense of such expression of concern and to appraise their relevance in Malthus's work, we need to know what moral...

"The views of Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) on population, first published in his Essay on the Principle of Population, 1798, continue to be hotly debated, either acclaimed or opposed, as do his views on microeconomics. There is also a widely held view that his macroeconomics lacks coherence...

1. Malthus the Utilitarian vs. Malthus the Christian moral thinker -- 2. Eighteenth-century Anglican ethics -- 3. Malthus's meta-ethics -- 4. Malthus's early normative ethics : a morality of liberty -- 5. Malthus's intermediate normative ethics: a morality of prudence -- 6. Malthus's third...