The Tragedy of the Commons

1968/12/13 by Garrett Hardin · 109 citations
Social Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life #Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems

paper · doi:10.1126/science.162.3859.1243

openalex publication_date 1968/12/13 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04

Abstract

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

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