An attack on values is inevitably seen as an act of subversion. Garrett Hardin More Quotes by Garrett Hardin More Quotes From Garrett Hardin In an approximate way, the logic of commons has been understood for a long time, perhaps since the discovery of agriculture or the invention of private property in real estate. Garrett Hardin agriculturerealdiscovery But as population became denser, the natural chemical and biological recycling processes became overloaded, calling for a redefinition of property rights. Garrett Hardin populationrightscalling Education can counteract the natural tendency to do the wrong thing, but the inexorable succession of generations requires that the basis for this knowledge be constantly refreshed. Garrett Hardin tendenciesgenerationsnatural We can't cure a shortage by increasing the supply. Garrett Hardin shortagecures However, I think the major opposition to ecology has deeper roots than mere economics; ecology threatens widely held values so fundamental that they must be called religious. Garrett Hardin religiousrootsthinking The essence of dramatic tragedy is not unhappiness. It resides in the solemnity of the remorseless working of things. Garrett Hardin dramatictragedyessence The god who is reputed to have created fleas to keep dogs from moping over their situation must also have created fundamentalists to keep rationalists from getting flabby. Let us be duly thankful for out blessings. Garrett Hardin atheistblessingdog Using the commons as a cesspool does not harm the general public under frontier conditions, because there is no public, the same behavior in a metropolis is unbearable. Garrett Hardin unbearablebehaviordoe Continuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart. Garrett Hardin ecologyconservatismheart Numeracy: 1. The art of putting numbers to things, that is, assigning amounts to variables in order that practical decisions may be reach. 2. That aspect of education (beyond mere literacy) which takes account of quantitative aspects of reality. Garrett Hardin numbersrealityart The three filters [against folly] operate through these particular questions: Literacy: What are the words? Numeracy: What are the numbers? Ecolacy: And then what? Garrett Hardin filtersthreenumbers The greatest folly is to accept expert statements uncritically. At the very least, we should always seek another opinion. Garrett Hardin opinionacceptingexperts Every plausible policy must be followed by the question 'And then what?' Garrett Hardin plausiblepolicy Incommensurables cannot be compared. Garrett Hardin Value is a relative concept: the value of each action is determined by comparing it with other possible actions. Garrett Hardin comparedeterminedaction Of course, a positive growth rate might be taken as evidence that a population is below its optimum. Garrett Hardin populationgrowthtaken The optimum population is, then, less than the maximum. Garrett Hardin optimummaximumpopulation In a finite world this means that the per capita share of the world's goods must steadily decrease. Garrett Hardin environmentalmeanworld Throughout history, human exploitation of the earth has produced this progression: colonize-destroy-move on. Garrett Hardin progressionearthmoving
