What Garrett Hardin thinks about behavioural science

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Ecologist, author of "The Tragedy of the Commons" (1915 to 2003); American ecologist and microbiologist who focused his career on human overpopulation; the paper appeared in Science in 1968.

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1. 13 Dec 1968

   Our readingFreedom in a commons brings ruin to all

   Their wordsRuin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons. Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.

   ↗The Tragedy of the Commons (Science, 1968)garretthardinsociety.org 3rd of 6 in this piece

3. 13 Dec 1968

   Our readingAppeals to conscience cannot control human breeding in the long run

   Their wordsIt is a mistake to think that we can control the breeding of mankind in the long run by an appeal to conscience.

   ↗The Tragedy of the Commons (Science, 1968)garretthardinsociety.org 4th of 6 in this piece