Animal torture: A critique of thick libertarianism

• Published in: The review of social and economic issues Vol. 1; no. 3; p. 105
• Main Authors: Montgomery, Stephen, Block, Walter E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bucharest Romanian-American University 01.04.2016; Romanian-American University, Scientific Research Department
• Subjects: Animals; Assaults; Bans; Criticism and interpretation; Cruelty to animals; Law; Libertarianism; Morality; Murders & murder attempts; Pain; Philosophy; Social aspects; Studies; Torture; Violence; United States

Torturing helpless animals is among the most despicable acts known to man. And, yet, prohibition by law is not an option open to libertarianism, which deals, solely, with intra-human relations. Is this then a weakness, not to say a fatal one, in the freedom philosophy? We deny this, and utilize thin...