Hardin, Garrett James, 1915-2003

Garrett Hardin was a professor of Human Ecology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, from 1946 to 1978. An author and lecturer concerned with the ethics of overpopulation and population control. He is best known for his essay, "The Tragedy of the Commons" (Science, 1968). He wrote on and publicly supported birth control and eugenics (including abortion and sterilization), conservation, ending of foreign aid, and restriction of immigration as solutions to overpopulation.

From the description of The Garrett Hardin Papers, [ca. 1938-2003] (Bulk dates 1970-1999) (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 162107002

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