But there is no obvious reason for holding that some normal adults are entitled to make choices for other normal adults, as paternalists of both left and right believe.

Libertarians typically argue that particular obligations, at least under normal circumstances, must be created by consent; they cannot be unilaterally imposed by others.

It is obvious that different individuals require different things to live good, healthy, and virtuous lives.

Obligations may be universal or particular.

What libertarians assert is simply that differences among normal adults do not imply different fundamental rights.

Abstraction is a mental process we use when trying to discern what is essential or relevant to a problem; it does not require a belief in abstract entities.

Most Europeans have no idea how wild life can be in north America.