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Garrett Hardin
(21 Apr 1915 - 14 Sep 2003)
American ecologist, microbiologist and author known for his classic essay on ecology and social ethics Tragedy of the Commons (1968).
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Science Quotes by Garrett Hardin (1 quote)
Ecological differentiation is the necessary condition for coexistence.
— Garrett Hardin
'The Competitive Exclusion Principle', Science, 1960,131, 1296.
Quotes by others about Garrett Hardin (1)
Those who nod sagely and quote the tragedy of the commons in relation to environmental problems from pollution of the atmosphere to poaching of national parks tend to forget that Garrett Hardin revised his conclusions many times…. He recognized, most importantly, that anarchy did not prevail on the common pastures of medieval England in the way he had described…. “A managed commons, though it may have other defects, is not automatically subject to the tragic fate of the unmanaged commons,” wrote Hardin…. At sea, where a common exists in most waters… None of Hardin’s requirements for a successfully managed common is fulfilled by high-seas fishery regimes.
In The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World and what We Eat (2004), 153-155.
See also:
- 21 Apr - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Hardin's birth.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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