In his essay “Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor” (1974), Garrett Hardin argues that wealthy nations should not help impoverished countries. Hardin urges his audience not to share or give away natural resources to countries in need so that there can be plenty of resources in the future. Hardin explains how overpopulation due to immigration and reproduction will affect our natural resources. Hardin uses a serious tone with his audience in an attempt to persuade them not to be wasteful or generous with their natural resources. Garrett was an American ecologist and philosopher whose lifeboat metaphor makes people think of their future and their resources. I believe Garret does a good job at persuading his audience to
