One work suggests that part of the resolution to this situation is the rejection of traditional, a priori ethical thinking as justification of "moral" behavior; that work is "A General Statement" of this situation by Herschel Elliott. Another thinker suggested that an appeal to conscience in this situation can result in a "double bind" for an individual, so that thinker instead suggests "mutual coercion mutually agreed upon" as a solution. This situation results when negative externalities exist, and it was described in a namesake paper by (*) 
One work suggests that part of the resolution to this situation is the rejection of traditional, a priori ethical thinking as justification of "moral" behavior; that work is "A General Statement" of this situation by Herschel Elliott. Another thinker suggested that an appeal to conscience in this situation can result in a "double bind" for an individual, so that thinker instead suggests "mutual coercion mutually agreed upon" as a solution. This situation results when negative externalities exist, and it was described in a namesake paper by (*) Garrett Hardin. Examples of this situation are the increasing pollution of the atmosphere and the overgrazing of a field shared by farmers. For 10 points, name this economic failure that results when individuals use a shared resource and reduce the usefulness of that resource for everyone.
One work suggests that part of the resolution to this situation is the rejection of traditional, a priori ethical thinking as justification of "moral" behavior; that work is "A General Statement" of this situation by Herschel Elliott.
the tragedy of the commons [prompt on "free rider problem" until "negative" is read]