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Garrett Hardin’s, “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor” provides a somewhat airtight argument. ... In addition, he captures the reader’s attention with the phrase, lifeboat ethics. Merriam- Webster’s Dictionary defines ethics as, “god and evil and moral duty. ... Of course, we all understand a lifeboat to be a boat used for saving lives when at sea. ... He uses the illustration of a lifeboat to represent wealthy nations, and a sea of people representing poor nations. The lifeboat is near its capacity. And, the crux of Hardin’s argument lies in this question: What should the lifeboat passengers do? After presenting a few options, Hardin’s solution is to preserve the safety factor for those in the lifeboat and admit no one; therefore, the chance of survival is greater for the lifeboat passengers. ... It is easy to decide not to let anyone in the lifeboat when you are one of the passengers. ... Self-preservation requires that we govern our lives by lifeboat ethics.
Approximate Word count = 1007
Approximate Pages = 4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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