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Garrett Hardin, an ecologist, was born on April 21, 1915, and passed away on September 14, 2003. He is renowned for his theory of the 'Tragedy of the Commons,' which explores the issue of resource overuse.

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“Value is a relative concept: the value of each action is determined by comparing it with other possible actions.”

Action Values Concepts Determined Compare Relative

Book:Filters Against Folly: How to Survive Despite Economists, Ecologists, and the Merely Eloquent

Source: Filters Against Folly: How to Survive Despite Economists, Ecologists, and the Merely Eloquent

“In a competitive world of limited resources, total freedom of individual action is intolerable”

World Action Individual Resources Limited Resources

Book:The Ostrich Factor: Our Population Myopia

Source: The Ostrich Factor: Our Population Myopia

“You can never do merely one thing. The law applies to any action that changes something in a complex system. The point is that an action taken to alleviate a problem will trigger several effects, some of which may offset or even negate the one intended.”

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Author:Garrett Hardin

About the Author

Born: April 21, 1915
Died: September 14, 2003
Known for: Ecologist
Quotes: 65

Books & Sources

Exploring new ethics for survival: the voyage of the spaceship BeagleRelated source material

Filters Against Folly: How to Survive Despite Economists, Ecologists, and the Merely EloquentRelated source material

The Immigration Dilemma: Avoiding the Tragedy of the CommonsRelated source material

Living within Limits: Ecology, Economics, and Population TaboosRelated source material

Naked emperors: essays of a taboo-stalkerRelated source material

The Ostrich Factor: Our Population MyopiaRelated source material

Nature and Man's FateRelated source material

Biology, its principles and implicationsRelated source material

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