Archive for Michael Huemer
On the Need for Social Coercion (excerpt)
Mr. Huemer is a graduate student in philosophy at Rutgers University. He was Third Prize winner in the 1995-1996 Olive W. Garvey Fellowship. A copy of his full essay is available on request. Editor’s Note: In his paper, Mr. Huemer argues that social coercion is unjustified in attempts to solve the tragedy-of-the-commons problem both because [...]
1Jan1996 | Michael Huemer | 0 comments | Continued-
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