The Tragedy of the Commons Refers to

question 23

Multiple Choice

The tragedy of the commons refers to

• A)overuse of privately held resources
• B)overuse of shared common resources
• C)human deaths from polluted shared resources such as air or water
• D)government over-regulation of fresh water use
• E)all of these answers

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Definitions:

Orphism

A form of Cubism developed by the French painter Robert Delaunay in which color plays an important role.

Cubism

An early-20th-century art movement that rejected naturalistic depictions, preferring compositions of shapes and forms abstracted from the conventionally perceived world. See also Analytic Cubism and Synthetic Cubism.

Illusionistic Perspective

An artistic technique used to create the illusion of depth and three-dimensionality on a flat surface, often seen in Renaissance paintings.

Concrete Irrationality

A notion in philosophy that suggests the presence of irrational aspects in concrete reality, challenging the predominance of rational thought in understanding existence.