Lecture 10: Malthus and the Compound Mind
Topics: Malthus and the Compound Mind
- Collective irrationality and the French Revolution
- Darwin's voyage
Instructor: Prof. James Paradis
credit
James Paradis and MIT OpenCourseWare
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