Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 7D. Appleton, 1879 |
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Page 131
... this book is written ; and that excuse is but a bad one . Mr. Sadler imagines that the theory of Mr. Malthus is inconsistent with Christianity , and even with the purer forms of Deism . Now , even had SADLER'S LAW OF POPULATION . 131.
... this book is written ; and that excuse is but a bad one . Mr. Sadler imagines that the theory of Mr. Malthus is inconsistent with Christianity , and even with the purer forms of Deism . Now , even had SADLER'S LAW OF POPULATION . 131.
Page 132
... theory , " he adds , " in the plain apprehension of the many , lowers the character of the Deity in that attribute , which , as Rousseau has well observed , is the most essential to him , his goodness ; or otherwise , im- pugns his ...
... theory , " he adds , " in the plain apprehension of the many , lowers the character of the Deity in that attribute , which , as Rousseau has well observed , is the most essential to him , his goodness ; or otherwise , im- pugns his ...
Page 136
... theory in terms taken from the exact sciences . Applied to the mensuration of human fecun- dity , " he tells us , " the most fallacious of all things is geometrical demonstration ; " and he again informs us that those " act an ...
... theory in terms taken from the exact sciences . Applied to the mensuration of human fecun- dity , " he tells us , " the most fallacious of all things is geometrical demonstration ; " and he again informs us that those " act an ...
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... theory . The following table , he tells us , exhibits a striking proof of the truth of his main posi- tion . It seems to us to prove only that Mr. Sadler does not know what inverse proportion means . Countries . Inhabitants on a square ...
... theory . The following table , he tells us , exhibits a striking proof of the truth of his main posi- tion . It seems to us to prove only that Mr. Sadler does not know what inverse proportion means . Countries . Inhabitants on a square ...
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... theory over that of Mr. Malthus ? The principle of Mr. Malthus , says Mr. Sadler , leads to con- sequences of the most frightful description . Be it so . But do not all these consequences spring equally from his own principle ? Revealed ...
... theory over that of Mr. Malthus ? The principle of Mr. Malthus , says Mr. Sadler , leads to con- sequences of the most frightful description . Be it so . But do not all these consequences spring equally from his own principle ? Revealed ...
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