The Tragedy of the Commons; the Evil Elinor Ostrom

—–Original Message—– From: RW Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2017 10:58 AM To: wblock@loyno.edu Subject: The Tragedy of the Commons and Incentives Dear Professor Block, I am a first year Philosophy PhD student and identify as a left-libertarian. I am currently researching the tragedy of the commons and my supervisor takes the view that this is an ‘aggregative harm’ (a harm caused by no one individual but instead by a group of individuals) and that it is best solved by forming a collective which regulates how individuals use the commons and which promotes ’the common good’. I disagree with this analysis. … Continue reading The Tragedy of the Commons; the Evil Elinor Ostrom