This paper discusses Huber essay that presents two extreme theories of
population: the Malthusian Theory, a
pessimistic viewpoint
formulated by Thomas Malthus, and the Faustian Theory, the opposite extreme advocated by Dr. Faustus. The paper summarizes Malthus as saying that the world will out populate itself and Faustians as saying that through technology humankind will balance the supply to meet the
population. The author states that Huber's essay is critical of the two extreme theories but does not provide his own theory.