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An Essay on the Principle of Population
In his famous “An Essay on the Principle of Population“(1798), the English economist Thomas Malthus argued that, since geometric growth of population outstrips arithmetic growth of the food supply, we actually need poverty, disease, and starvation to restore the balance. While this theory was popular in the nineteenth century, very few would accept it today.…
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Human Qualities and Ideals in Film
Davidge: “If one receives evil from another, let one not do evil in return. Rather, let him extend love to the enemy, that love might unite them.” I’ve heard all this before… in the human Taalmaan. Jerry: Of course you have. Truth is truth. From the film, Enemy Mine (1985) Imagine a character from the…