But it is no good using the tongs of reason to pull the Fundamentalists' chestnuts out of the fire of contradiction. Their real troubles lie elsewhere. Garrett Hardin chestnutcontradictionfire Change image and share on social
Moreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological principles threaten the vested interests of commerce; it is hardly surprising that the financial and political power created by these investments should be used sometimes to suppress environmental impact studies. Garrett Hardin commercecreatededuce share on social
An attack on values is inevitably seen as an act of subversion. Garrett Hardin actattackinevitably Change image and share on social
A finite world can support only a finite population; therefore, population growth must eventually equal zero. Garrett Hardin equaleventuallyfinite Change image and share on social
In an approximate way, the logic of commons has been understood for a long time, perhaps since the discovery of agriculture or the invention of private property in real estate. Garrett Hardin agricultureapproximatecommon Change image and share on social
A coldly rationalist individualist can deny that he has any obligation to make sacrifices for the future. Garrett Hardin coldlydenyfuture Change image and share on social
The rational man finds that his share of the cost of the wastes he discharges into the commons is less than the cost of purifying his wastes before releasing them. Garrett Hardin commoncostdischarge Change image and share on social
To say that we mutually agree to coercion is not to say that we are required to enjoy it, or even to pretend we enjoy it. Garrett Hardin agreecoercionenjoy Change image and share on social
The social arrangements that produce responsibility are arrangements that create coercion, of some sort. Garrett Hardin arrangementcoercioncreate Change image and share on social
A technical solution may be defined as one that requires a change only in the techniques of the natural sciences, demanding little or nothing in the way of change in human values or ideas of morality. Garrett Hardin changedefinedemand Change image and share on social
