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'Commons' Commentator Dead At 88

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: David Stauffer
8 October 2003 - 6:00am

Garrett Hardin wrote the seminal essay "The Tragedy of the Commons".

Hardin's landmark commentary on the effects of full public use of "the commons" on individual behavior shaped controversy and contention that is more relevant and heated today than when it was first published in 1968. " A prolific author, he was best known for a 1968 essay, "The Tragedy of the Commons," in which he argued that humanity must curtail some of its freedoms to stave off overpopulation and environmental disasters... The essay grappled with a fundamental question: How should society manage resources -- such as land, water and air -- that belong to everyone?"

Full Story: Garrett Hardin never fled controversy
Source: The Seattle Times, September 21, 2003
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