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.

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Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.

Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.

Why are ecologists and environmentalists so feared and hated? This is because in part what...

Why are ecologists and environmentalists so feared and hated? This is because in part what...

Incommensurables cannot be compared.

Incommensurables cannot be compared.

You cannot do only one thing.

You cannot do only one thing.

No one should be able to enter a wilderness by mechanical means.

No one should be able to enter a wilderness by mechanical means.

Moreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological principles threaten the vested interests of commerce; it...

Moreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological principles threaten the vested interests of commerce; it...

The god who is reputed to have created fleas to keep dogs from moping over...

The god who is reputed to have created fleas to keep dogs from moping over...

But it is no good using the tongs of reason to pull the Fundamentalists' chestnuts...

But it is no good using the tongs of reason to pull the Fundamentalists' chestnuts...

It is a mistake to think that we can control the breeding of mankind in...

It is a mistake to think that we can control the breeding of mankind in...

The optimum population is, then, less than the maximum.

The optimum population is, then, less than the maximum.

However, I think the major opposition to ecology has deeper roots than mere economics; ecology...

However, I think the major opposition to ecology has deeper roots than mere economics; ecology...

Continuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart.

Continuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes the family as the natural and fundamental unit...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes the family as the natural and fundamental unit...

Fundamentalists are panicked by the apparent disintegration of the family, the disappearance of certainty and...

Fundamentalists are panicked by the apparent disintegration of the family, the disappearance of certainty and...

Of course, a positive growth rate might be taken as evidence that a population is...

Of course, a positive growth rate might be taken as evidence that a population is...

Indeed, our particular concept of private property, which deters us from exhausting the positive resources...

Indeed, our particular concept of private property, which deters us from exhausting the positive resources...

In a finite world this means that the per capita share of the world's goods...

In a finite world this means that the per capita share of the world's goods...

To say that we mutually agree to coercion is not to say that we are...

To say that we mutually agree to coercion is not to say that we are...

Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest...

Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest...

An attack on values is inevitably seen as an act of subversion.

An attack on values is inevitably seen as an act of subversion.