'''Garrett Hardin''' (April 21, 1915 – September 14, 2003) was an [[ecology|ecologist]], best known for his 1968 essay "The Tragedy of the Commons". He later became controversial because of his 1974 essay, "Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor".<ref>Hardin, Garrett. "Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor", ''Psychology Today'', September 1974</ref> | '''Garrett Hardin''' (April 21, 1915 – September 14, 2003) was an [[ecology|ecologist]], best known for his 1968 essay "The Tragedy of the Commons". He later became controversial because of his 1974 essay, "Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor".<ref>Hardin, Garrett. "Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor", ''Psychology Today'', September 1974</ref> |