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Malthus, 1976, p.225
Malthusianism is not a proper starting point for the theory of natural selection for reasons made abundantly clear by Fisher (1930, pp. 46–47). ... Fisher calls Malthusianism a consequence, not a foundation, of the theory of natural selection
There is something like a relic of creationist philosophy in arguing from the observation, let us say, that a cod spawns a million eggs, that therefore its offspring are subject to Natural Selection; and it has the disadvantage of excluding fecundity from the class of characteristics of which we may attempt to appreciate the aptitude....
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ignored (help)At this stage, Malthus had not yet reached the level of analysis that would later lead him to be called the founding father of modern demography.
At this stage, Malthus had not yet reached the level of analysis that would later lead him to be called the founding father of modern demography.