What is a key difference between the popular spaceship framework and Garrett Hardin's lifeboat framework?

A. The spaceship metaphor suggests that resources will eventually run out for everyone; the lifeboat metaphor suggests that resources will never run out.

B. The metaphor of the spaceship portrays Earth as a small system with few humans in it; the metaphor of the lifeboat portrays Earth as a large system with many humans.

C. The spaceship metaphor suggests that humans must share resources to survive; the lifeboat metaphor suggests that some humans must hoard resources.

D. By comparing the Earth to a spaceship, environmentalists argue for a technological solution; by comparing the Earth to a lifeboat, Hardin argues for a natural solution.

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Jillian Roman

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23 December, 07:34

What is a key difference between the popular spaceship framework and Garrett Hardin's lifeboat framework?

A. The spaceship metaphor suggests that resources will eventually run out for everyone; the lifeboat metaphor suggests that resources will never run out.

B. The metaphor of the spaceship portrays Earth as a small system with few humans in it; the metaphor of the lifeboat portrays Earth as a large system with many humans.

C. The spaceship metaphor suggests that humans must share resources to survive; the lifeboat metaphor suggests that some humans must hoard resources.

D. By comparing the Earth to a spaceship, environmentalists argue for a technological solution; by comparing the Earth to a lifeboat, Hardin argues for a natural solution.

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Araceli Kramer · Answer 1

The answer is C) The space metaphor suggests that humans must share resources to survive; the lifeboat metaphor suggests that some humans must hoard resources.

In the lifeboat metaphor, Hardin propose that the population of the world is obligated to protect their limited resources because sharing them will lead them to their degradation and depletion. He asserts that corruption and misuse of the commons will always occur since there is no private ownership there's no one to protect the resources.