Garrett Hardin
Garrett Hardin
Garrett James Hardinwas an American ecologist and philosopher who warned of the dangers of overpopulation. His exposition of the tragedy of the commons, in a famous 1968 paper in Science, called attention to "the damage that innocent actions by individuals can inflict on the environment". He is also known for Hardin's First Law of Human Ecology: "You cannot do only one thing", which "modestly implies that there is at least one unwanted consequence"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEnvironmentalist
Date of Birth21 April 1915
CountryUnited States of America
We can't cure a shortage by increasing the supply.
Never globalize a problem if it can possibly be dealt with locally.
Economists (and others) who are satisfied with nature-free equations develop a dangerous hubris about the potency of our species
Thou shalt not transgress the carrying capacity
In a competitive world of limited resources, total freedom of individual action is intolerable
It takes five years for a willing person's mind to change. Have patience with yourself and others when treading in an area protected by a taboo.
The god who is reputed to have created fleas to keep dogs from moping over their situation must also have created fundamentalists to keep rationalists from getting flabby. Let us be duly thankful for out blessings.