Author Question: According to Hardin, what would be the likely result of relying on appeals to the conscience of ... (Read 12 times)

Mr. Wonderful · **on:** Sep 4, 2018

According to Hardin, what would be the likely result of relying on appeals to the conscience of individuals to refrain from exploiting the commons?

a. Most would respond favorably.
b. Conscience would eventually be eliminated from the race.
c. It would likely be successful and would eliminate the need for coercion.
d. Those with a conscience would have a vested interest in ensuring that those without a conscience would stop exploiting the commons. So, the system would be self-enforcing.

Question 2

What, according to Sokolski, is the inherent problem with worldwide nuclear disarmament?

a. It is unclear how nuclear powers could be convinced, simultaneously, to disarm.
b. A non-nuclear world is an inherently unstable world.
c.The legacy of the Cold War makes disarmament impossible.
d.States used to nuclear deterrence would become uncertain in a non-nuclear world.