The classical foundations of population thought [electronic resource] : from Plato to Quesnay / Yves Charbit.
Whereas the history of demography as a social science has been amply explored, that of the construction of the concept of population has been neglected. Specialists systematically ignore a noteworthy paradox: strictly speaking, the great intellectual figures of the past dealt with in this book have...
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| Summary: | Whereas the history of demography as a social science has been amply explored, that of the construction of the concept of population has been neglected. Specialists systematically ignore a noteworthy paradox: strictly speaking, the great intellectual figures of the past dealt with in this book have not produced demographic theories or doctrines as such, but they have certainly given some thought to population at both levels. First, the central epistemological and methodological orientation of the book is presented. Ideas on population, far from being part of the harmonious advancement of knowl. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title page of source document. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 179 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-171) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9048192978 9789048192977 9048192986 (ebk.) 9789048192984 (ebk.) |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-90-481-9298-4 |