On Short and Interesting we read to you strange and curious things. In 1974, Robert Nozick set out to write a work on libertarian political philosophy. In the process, he went on a tangent and hit on a compelling argument for veganism. Suppose space aliens came down to Earth and started eating all the humans. Does the fact that the aliens are smarter, more advanced, higher beings than humans give them the right to eat us? Probably not, right? Isn’t that pretty much what we do to animals?

If you haven’t read “Anarchy State and Utopia” by Robert Nozick, I’d recommend checking it out. You can of course buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Anarchy-State-Utopia-Robert-Nozick/dp/0465051006

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