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
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
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
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society. It follows that any choice and decision with regard to the size of the family must irrevocably rest with the family itself, and cannot be made by anyone else. Garrett Hardin choicedecisiondeclaration share on social
The only kind of coercion I recommend is mutual coercion, mutually agreed upon by the majority of the people affected. Garrett Hardin affectagreecoercion 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
Indeed, our particular concept of private property, which deters us from exhausting the positive resources of the earth, favors pollution. Garrett Hardin conceptdeterearth 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
Incommensurables cannot be compared. Garrett Hardin compareincommensurables Change image and share on social
