Tragedy of the Commons--Wikipedia Article
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From the introduction in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Tragedy of the Commons is a type of social trap, often economic, that involves a conflict over finite resources between individual interests and the common good. The term derives originally from a comparison noticed by William Forster Lloyd with medieval village land holding in his 1833 book on population.[1] It was then popularized and extended by Garrett Hardin in his 1968 Science essay "The Tragedy of the Commons."[2] However, the theory itself is as old as Thucydides[3] and Aristotle.[4]
31 Mar 2008 David W. Potter: The Wikipedia article and its title used and listed here should not be confused with the 1968 paper in "Science" by Garrett Hardin, entitled "The Tragedy of the Commons". Both are listed in WE for members to read and learn from. While Hardin's paper refers to the issue of human overpopulation as an issue of commons, it has meaning for the larger issue of commons and the need to recognize that these sorts of issues have no technical solutions, but instead require broadly based moral solutions.
The principle of the commons and the need to understand and protect commons of all scales and types is vital. Everyone should take time to read and digest the points in these two references.
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Flag comment for removal soulworker 7 months ago
How do we imagine a commons that is inclusive enough to allow everyone in, but not organized around a limited perspective? Every individual or every group wants to put themselves in the center and organize the others involved in the commons in a way that most benefits them. What are possible organizing principals that truely protects the commons by organizing around the common good. How do we move past limited perspective to define common good in a more inclusive way?
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