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Garrett Hardin

Born

in Dallas, Texas, The United States

April 21, 1915

Died

September 14, 2003

Genre

Ecology, Science, Nonfiction

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Garrett James Hardin was a leading and controversial ecologist from Dallas, Texas, who was most well known for his 1968 paper, "The Tragedy of the Commons." He is also known for Hardin's First Law of Ecology, which states "You cannot do only one thing," and used the familiar phrase "Nice guys finish last" to sum up the "selfish gene" concept of life and evolution. ...more

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	Filters Against Folly: How to Survive Despite Economists, Ecologists, and the Merely Eloquent 4.29 avg rating — 252 ratings — published 1985 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living within Limits: Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos 4.04 avg rating — 227 ratings — published 1993 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tragedy of the Commons 3.46 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 1968 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ostrich Factor: Our Population Myopia 3.46 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Immigration Dilemma: Avoiding the Tragedy of the Commons really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exploring New Ethics for Survival: The Voyage of the Spaceship Beagle 3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1972 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nature and Man's Fate 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1960 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mandatory Motherhood; The True Meaning of "Right to Life" really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1975 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Managing the Commons by Garrett Hardin, John Baden (Editor) 3.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1977	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Promethean Ethics 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1980	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Natural selection favors the forces of psychological denial. The individual benefits as an individual from his ability to deny the truth even though society as a whole, of which he is a part, suffers. Education can counteract the natural tendency to do the wrong thing, but the inexorable succession of generations requires that the basis for this knowledge be constantly refreshed.”
― Garrett Hardin

tags: freedom, natural-selection, tragedy

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“Freedom to breed will bring ruin to all.”
― Garrett Hardin

tags: destruction, human-overpopulation, stupidity

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“Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons. Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.”
― Garrett Hardin, The Tragedy of the Commons

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