Abstract
At the root of the conceptual model of “Progressive Development” is Condorcet’s claim that the human mind, educated properly, is equipped with the faculty to supply the material and needs of its society. As mentioned above, Malthus did not agree with this basic idea and claimed that Condorcet belonged to “a set of artful and designing knaves who preach up ardent benevolence and draw captivating pictures of a happier state of society” and are not “aware of the tremendous obstacles that threaten, even in theory, to oppose the progress of man towards perfection”.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Notes
- 1.
T. Malthus, An Essay on the Principle of Population, An Essay on the Principle of Population as it Affects the Future Improvement of Society with Remarks on the Speculations of Mr. Godwin, M. Condorcet, and Other Writers. London, printed for J. Johnson in St. Paul’s Church-yard, Chap. 1 (1798).
References
A. S. Issar and M. Zohar, Climate Change – Environment and Civilization in the Middle East, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York (2004).
A. S. Issar and M. Zohar, Climate Change – Environment and History in the Middle East, 2nd edition, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York (2007).
M. Ricciuti, The $100 Laptop Moves Closer to Reality, CNET News.com, September 28 (2005).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Issar, A.S. (2010). “Progressive Development” the Modern Version of Condorcet’s Conceptual Model. In: Issar, A. (eds) Progressive Development. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10640-8_6
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10640-8_6
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-10639-2
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-10640-8
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)