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Protections without Rights: A Liberal Indictment of Factory Farming

Kianpour, Connor
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I argue that factory farming should be abolished consistent with the principles of classical liberalism. To make my case, I first argue that anti-cruelty is a commitment of classical liberalism (Section 2). In Section 3, I explain how the commitments of classical liberalism, including a commitment to anti-cruelty, give us weighty reasons to abolish factory farming. Then, I consider and respond to the objection that the property rights of factory farmers override the strength of reasons for the abolition of factory farming (Section 4). Finally, I conclude (Section 5) by flagging some other possible implications of taking seriously a liberal commitment to anti-cruelty.

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2021-05-04
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Liberalism, Cruelty, Dependency, Factory farming, Animal ethics, Property
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Kianpour, Connor. "Protections without Rights: A Liberal Indictment of Factory Farming." 2021. Thesis, Georgia State University. https://doi.org/10.57709/22681812
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2021-04-27
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