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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Autor: Gennari, Adilson Marques
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Revista Fim do Mundo (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www2.marilia.unesp.br:article/15104
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/RFM/article/view/15104
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Karl Marx
Thomas Malthus
Theory of population
Teoría de la población
Teoria da população
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Sumario: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.