dilemma WebBrutus is the stronger example of a tragic hero in this story. The connections are not easy to understand. {"appState":{"pageLoadApiCallsStatus":true},"articleState":{"article":{"headers":{"creationTime":"2016-03-26T15:46:22+00:00","modifiedTime":"2016-03-26T15:46:22+00:00","timestamp":"2022-09-14T18:06:05+00:00"},"data":{"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Academics & The Arts","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33662"},"slug":"academics-the-arts","categoryId":33662},{"name":"Science","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33756"},"slug":"science","categoryId":33756},{"name":"Environmental Science","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33763"},"slug":"environmental-science","categoryId":33763}],"title":"Ten Real-Life Examples of the Tragedy of the Commons","strippedTitle":"ten real-life examples of the tragedy of the commons","slug":"ten-real-life-examples-of-the-tragedy-of-the-commons","canonicalUrl":"","seo":{"metaDescription":"The phrase tragedy of the commons, first described by biologist Garrett Hardin in 1968, describes how shared environmental resources are overused and eventually","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"
The phrase tragedy of the commons, first described by biologist Garrett Hardin in 1968, describes how shared environmental resources are overused and eventually depleted. This situation forces us to choose between two actions that both result in the death of someone, and it requires us to consider the greater good and the value of human life. The result is that logging irreparably damages acres of rainforest each year.
\nAlthough some laws protect these forests from destructive logging practices, illegal logging continues particularly along boundaries between countries, where the laws may be different on each side of the border.
\n \nPopulation growth
\nSome scientists consider the exponential growth of the human population to be an example of a tragedy of the commons. It was too late for regulation and management; the cod stocks had been irreparably damaged. Creon is aware of the dilemma at hand but his irritable temper leads to a more sinister development beginning with an array of conflicting emotions. Hamlet is comparing the agony of life, with the fear and uncertainty of death. In some parts of the world, vast expanses of dense rainforests arent governed or owned in a way that allows effective management for resource extraction. Antigones justice consists of following her own passions (autognoteos orga); phronesis (practical reason) is the sole inner compass she uses as a reliable measure for her life. Think of some familiar dilemmas and how this applies: We are in legal and financial troubles. No single authority has the power to pass laws that protect the entire ocean.