The Tragedy of the Commons

Garrett Hardin · Science · 1968

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Garrett Hardin

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1968

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

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Hardin, G. (1968). The Tragedy of the Commons. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.162.3859.1243

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Hardin, Garrett. "The Tragedy of the Commons." 1968. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.162.3859.1243.

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Hardin, G. 1968, The Tragedy of the Commons, Science, available at: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.162.3859.1243 [Accessed 7 Aug. 2026].

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Title: The Tragedy of the Commons

Author / contributors: Garrett Hardin

Publisher: Science

Publication year: 1968

Language: English

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Tragedy of the commons; Tragedy (event); Commons; Environmental ethics; Political science; Law and economics; Philosophy; Law; Sociology; Art; Literature