# Charles Darwin — Progress and Poverty character guide

> Charles Darwin in Progress and Poverty by Henry George.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Darwin

**First appearance:** 0077-ii-differences-in-civilization-to-what-due

## Who they are

Naturalist whose theory of evolution is referenced in discussions of human progress.

## Relationships

### [Thomas Malthus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/progress_and_poverty_se/characters/thomas_malthus)

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Darwin credited Malthus's population theory as a key inspiration for his theory of natural selection.

### [Thomas Malthus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/progress_and_poverty_se/characters/thomas_malthus)

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Darwin credited Malthus's population theory as a key inspiration for his theory of natural selection.

## In the story

### [Book X: The Law of Human Progress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/progress_and_poverty_se/chapters/book-x-the-law-of-human-progress)

Mentioned in relation to the theory of evolution and its implications for human progress.

### [I: The Current Theory of Human Progress—Its Insufficiency](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/progress_and_poverty_se/chapters/i-the-current-theory-of-human-progress-its-insufficiency)

Referenced in relation to the spread of evolutionary ideas following 'Origin of Species'.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/progress_and_poverty_se/chapters/endnotes)

Cited from 'Origin of Species' in the context of natural selection and population.

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