Using Aristotle’s definition of the tragedy as a metaphor, the essay interprets the tragedy of the commons to highlight the critical role and socio-political importance of the emotions of fear and pity for its resolution and for furthering personal and collective eudaimonia (good life) of and in the commons. Synthesizing the Aristotelian scholarship with pertinent contemporary literature, it presents Aristotle’s engagement with the commons, emotions and virtues, discusses the key notions of the tragedy and offers an Aristotelian rendering of the tragedy of the commons applying a dramaturgical-interpretivist approach. The emotions-driven learning process of catharsis clarifies the causality of the tragedy, motivates action, forms virtuous citizens, ‘cleans’/relieves/purifies the commons of their ills, thus, engendering their catharsis. The comparison of the Aristotelian-inspired with the contemporary institutionalist, moral and phronetic approaches reveals their commonalities and differences. The analysis suggests that emotions should be integrated into current approaches or they might be synthesized into an emotions-centered institutionalist-phronetic approach to the study and governance of the commons. Education of and in the emotions to influence the perception of commons dilemmas, values and morals, coupled with institutional arrangements grounded on phronesis and sufficiency, emerge as contemporary policy priorities. Future interdisciplinary research directions conclude the essay.

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下议院的宣泄

本文使用亚里士多德对悲剧的定义作为隐喻，解释了公地的悲剧，以突出恐惧和怜悯情绪对解决其悲剧和促进人类的个人和集体过失（美好生活）的关键作用和社会政治重要性。并在公地。通过将亚里士多德的学术成就与相关的当代文学相结合，它展示了亚里士多德对公地，情感和美德的参与，讨论了悲剧的关键概念，并运用戏剧化的解释主义方法对亚里士多德的公地悲剧进行了渲染。情绪驱动的宣泄学习过程阐明了悲剧的因果关系，激发了行动，形成了德性高尚的公民，“清理” /减轻/净化了病态的公处，从而引发了宣泄。亚里士多德式的灵感与当代制度主义，道德和通俗的方法的比较揭示了它们的共性和差异。分析表明，应该将情感整合到当前的方法中，或者可以将它们综合到以情感为中心的制度主义-公制方法中，以研究公地。对情感的教育和影响人们对公地困境，价值观念和道德观念的理解，以及基于语调和自给自足的制度安排，已成为当代的政策重点。这篇论文总结了未来的跨学科研究方向。分析表明，应该将情感整合到当前的方法中，或者可以将它们综合到以情感为中心的制度主义-公制方法中，以研究公地。对情感的教育和影响人们对公地困境，价值观念和道德观念的理解，以及基于语调和自给自足的制度安排，已成为当代的政策重点。这篇论文总结了未来的跨学科研究方向。分析表明，应该将情感整合到当前的方法中，或者可以将它们综合到以情感为中心的制度主义-公制方法中，以研究公地。对情感的教育和影响人们对公地困境，价值观念和道德观念的认识，以及基于语调和自给自足的制度安排，已成为当代的政策重点。这篇论文总结了未来的跨学科研究方向。成为当代政策重点。这篇论文总结了未来的跨学科研究方向。成为当代政策重点。这篇论文总结了未来的跨学科研究方向。