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PHYS 143 Exam 2 Readings Questions And Answers Latest Update
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PHYS 143 Exam 2 Readings Questions And Answers Latest Update
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Who is Dorceta Taylor?(Environmental Racism) ANS✔✔
Bentham is the father of Utilitarianism. What was Bentham's (not Hardin's)
goal?(Tragedy of the Commons) ANS✔✔ Bentham's goal=
Maximum good for maximum people.
1. Not possible to maximize two variables
2. To live, any organism must have a source of energy
Population exponential while resources are linear
Why is Bentham's goal impossible?(Tragedy of the Commons) ANS✔✔ Each
is sufficient by itselfYou can't maximize two variables at onceIncreasing
population means more energy required→ cannot maximize both and have
enough
According to the article, what do we need energy for?(Tragedy of the
Commons) ANS✔✔ maintenance and work
What does it mean: The problem of the acquisition of energy is replaced by the
problem of its dissipation"?(Tragedy of the Commons) ANS✔✔ optimum
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