Hardin

[hahr-dn]

noun

1. John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.

Example Sentences

The English recognized this destructive pattern, but it took until 1968 for ecologist Garrett Hardin to give it a name and framework in his influential essay in Science magazine entitled “The Tragedy of the Commons.”

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Hardin was particularly concerned with population growth and resource depletion, arguing that “freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.”

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Hardin used the example of herders sharing a common pasture, where each herder’s rational decision to add one more animal to graze would eventually lead to overgrazing and the pasture’s destruction.

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What our milk cows taught me on that mountain farm, Hardin elevated into a principle that explains much of what ails modern society.

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Hardin escaped from prison on 25 May by "wearing a makeshift outfit designed to mimic law enforcement", according to officials.

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