In existographies, Garrett Hardin (1915-2003) (CR:5) was an American ecologist and philosopher, noted for []

Overview
In 1968, Hardin, in his essay The Tragedy of the Commons, argued something to the effect that unregulated use of the commons, e.g. herding grassland or office refrigerator, leads to damaging effects on the environment.

Quotes | Employed
The following are quotes employed by Hardin:

“The fact that there are no known exceptions to the laws of thermodynamics should be incorporated into the axiomatic foundation of economics.”

— Daniel Underwood (1989), “On the Ideological Foundations of Environmental Policy” [1]

Quotes | By
The following are quotes by Hardin:

“The concept of carrying capacity calls for the conservative, balanced equation type of thinking that has led to the triumphs of thermodynamics and modern chemistry. But applied to human problems connected with exploiting the environment the concept of carrying capacity has been perceived as a threatening one. As regards populations of non-human animals and plants, we are just now beginning to grapple with the implications of carrying capacity. When it comes to humanity itself, it is doubtful if we yet have the courage to systematically examine all possibilities.”

— Garrett Hardin (1977), “Ethical Implications of Carrying Capacity” (Ѻ)

“I am appalled at your omission, misunderstanding, or denial of the second law of thermodynamics, conservation laws, the idea of limits.”

— Garrett Hardin (c.1996), “Letter to Julian Simon”; comment on his second law denying book The Ultimate Resource

References
1. (a) Underwood, Daniel A. and King, Paul G. (1989). “On the Ideological Foundations of Environmental Policy”, Ecological Economics 1: 324.
(b) Hardin, Garrett. (1993). Living Within Limits: Ecology, Economics, and Pollution Taboos. (pg. 45). Oxford University Press.

External links
● Garrett Hardin – Wikipedia.