Now, for some reason, he calls it "thick libertarianism," though Roderick Long, who coined the term, has seemed to indicate a few times that he does not agree with the concept of voluntary property. Plus, I think voluntary property is a thousand times "thinner" than thin libertarianism. It's certainly more "big-tent" and less "ideological."
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I can't say what he means by "thick" and "thin" libertarianism, but in my experience, this terminology was orginated by Rawls in order to explain his conception of the good in A Theory of Justice.
ReplyDeleteA "thick" theory of the good is a comprehensive, fully developed theory that might serve to order one's life. Such a theory of the good might also be used to order a society, which, of course, has been advocated by many. Such an ordering Rawls calls a telelogical system of justice.
In contrast, he maintains that justice is PRIOR to the good, and we must first figure out what is just, then pursue the good according to our own conscience within that framework. Since some conception of the good is required to help formulate a system of justice, he advocates developing a limited, or "thin" concpetion of the good that is specifically and only for political purposes.