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Historical Influence on Darwin

1. Out of the five individuals that were listed, I chose Thomas Malthus. I believe that Malthus had the most influence over Darwin's theory.
2. One day, as Darwin read for amusement, he stumbled upon Malthus' An Essay on the Principle of Population. Malthus believed that plants and animals produce more offspring than can survive. And if left unchecked, mankind could overproduce, leaving man struggling to exist. People need to practice restraint in reproduction because the production of people is increasing far more than the production of food.
1. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/malthus.html
2. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/02/5/l_025_01.html
3. http://geography.about.com/od/populationgeography/a/malthus.htm
3. The points most directed by Malthus' work are:
1. All organisms have the potential of reproducing exponentially.
2. What is preventing organisms from reproducing at their potential?
3. Resources are limited.
4. Organisms with better access to resources will be more successful in their reproductive efforts
4. Malthus played a big part in Darwin's theory and I do not think without the influence and ideas of Malthus he could have developed his theory of natural selection. In his work, Malthus focused on population. He believed that with the unequal amount of production between food and people, people being more, and diseases and poverty, it would lead mankind struggling. Meaning mankind and food had to balance out, which meant the restraint of reproduction and contraceptives.