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Commons Philosophy
Andrew Rens · Cape Town (South Africa) · Jun 15th, 2007 11:05 pm

To discuss, debate, argue and wrangle over the philosophy of the commons, and philosophical, theoretical and scholarly issues affecting the commons.
slagheap (www.flicker.com), April 24, 2007, Sports Day, USS Coronado To host on-line discussions on commons philosophy, theory and research, and to help organise scholarly work around the commons. [more]
Category: Other
Project end date: 6/6/2010 (699 days to go)
Creation date: Jun 15th, 2007 11:05 pm
Development stage: planning
city: Cape Town
country: South Africa
Other countries:
Main Language: English
Node Admin: Andrew Rens , tchance
Collaborators: Paul Jacobson
Number of people involved: 6
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iSummit session on Philosophy of the Commons
Jun 29th, 2007 9:24 pm – 0 comment
Tom Chance organised a session on the Philosophy of the Commons which was one the liveliest and most interesting session of the conference in my not especially humble opinion.

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