Abstract
The population problem has no technical solution; it requires a fundamental extension in morality.
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Tragedy of the commonsTragedy (event)CommonsEnvironmental ethicsPolitical scienceLaw and economicsPhilosophyLawSociologyArtLiterature
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- 1968
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 162
- Issue
- 3859
- Pages
- 1243-1248
- Citations
- 22379
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Garrett Hardin
(1968).
The Tragedy of the Commons.
Science
, 162
(3859)
, 1243-1248.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.162.3859.1243
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- DOI
- 10.1126/science.162.3859.1243