Two population theories in Classical Thought: Karl Marx and Thomas Malthus
The population theories of Malthus and Marx are diametrically opposed. In the first, idealistic, population dynamics are subjectively determined and its determinants are of an individual and mainly moral nature. In the second, materialist, the dynamics depend on the elements of the objective histori...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
| Repositório: | Revista Fim do Mundo (Online) |
| Idioma: | português |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistas.marilia.unesp.br:article/15104 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/RFM/article/view/15104 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Karl Marx Thomas Malthus Theory of population Teoría de la población Teoria da população |
| Resumo: | The population theories of Malthus and Marx are diametrically opposed. In the first, idealistic, population dynamics are subjectively determined and its determinants are of an individual and mainly moral nature. In the second, materialist, the dynamics depend on the elements of the objective historical process: the class struggle, labor productivity, the organic composition of capital, capital accumulation, and its contradictions. |
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