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The International Society of Malthus
This website of the International Society of Malthus provides links to biographical information and discussion of Malthus's core principles, and a link to the text of his Essay on the Principle of Population (1798).
( http://desip.igc.org/malthus/ )
Thomas Malthus and Charles Darwin
This link provides a quick summary of Malthus's philosophy and its significance for Charles Darwin in formulating his theory of Natural Selection.
( http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/malthus.html )
Thomas Malthus
This link offers an in-depth overview of Malthus's life and works, and also provides a bibliographic (clickable) listing of his major publications.
( http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/profiles/malthus.htm )
Thomas Malthus
This site provides a review of Malthus's social theory and his views on a variety of topics, including methods, theory, inequality, welfare, progress, etc.
( http://www.faculty.rsu.edu/~felwell/Theorists/Malthus/Index.htm )
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Herbert Spencer
The Spencer homepage of the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy provides a detailed overview of Spencer's political and moral philosophy, as well as his views on human nature and religion.
( http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/s/spencer.htm )
Herbert Spencer, 1820-1903
This site provides bibliographical references for Spencer, including those explaining how his theory relates to the theories of other social thinkers. You can also find links to his original works.
( http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/profiles/spencer.htm )
The Dead Sociologists' Society: Spencer
The Spencer section of this website provides a summary of Spencer's key ideas, bibliographic information on his life, and a link to the text of The Principles of Sociology.
( http://www2.pfeiffer.edu/~lridener/DSS/INDEX.HTML#spencer )
Herbert Spencer: The Apostle of Freedom
This article, written by Ronald Cooney, provides a good overview of Spencer's views on individual freedom and places him within the political ideology of libertarianism.
( http://www.libertyhaven.com/thinkers/herberspencer/herbertspencer.html )
Herbert Spencer, First Principles, 1862
This site provides the full text of Spencer's First Principles.
( http://socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/spencer/firprin.html )
Edward O. Wilson
This site provides an in-depth view of "the father of sociobiology."
( http://www.nyu.edu/classes/neimark/eow.html )