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The Tragedy of the Commons

Garrett Hardin

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The population problem has no technical solution; it requires a fundamental extension in morality.

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The population problem has no technical solution; it requires a fundamental extension in morality.

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The population problem has no technical solution; it requires a fundamental extension in morality.

Key concepts: Tragedy of the commons, Tragedy (event), Commons, Environmental ethics, Political science, Law and economics, Philosophy, Law

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