Garret Hardin is a contemporary philosopher and ecologist famous for his stances on over population and commentary on such issues as “the tragedy of the commons.” Hardin also introduces the philosophy of “Lifeboat Ethics,” and uses it extensively to back up his stances on “the tragedy of the commons.” His belief, in summation, is that the world can be thought of as an ocean and with each affluent nation a lifeboat and each poor nation waiting to get on the life boat. Hardin surmises that it is not the job of the larger nation to share their space on the life boat as it jeopardizes their well-being at the expense of helping nations who do not deserve or are incapable of properly utilizing their space on the boat to benefit the group. Instead
