Libertarianism is the philosophy that pays full respect for both personal and economic rights. Although Libertarianism is a strictly political philosophy, moral philosophies do have huge implications in politics. So what moral philosophy is libertarianism closer to, utilitirianism, which wants people to take actions which maximize the greatest good, or deontology, which tells us that we must obey certain "divine", absolute laws which may often be reconciled with classic Western ideas of purity. At a glance, libertarianism is definitely not consequentalist or utilititarianist, as these tend to emphasize taking actions for the "greatest good". Libertarianism meanwhile tends to emphasize protecting the rights of the individual. So now lets see if deontology can be incorporated into libertarianism. Since deontology tends to stress certain moral absolutes that may or may not protect the individual deontology may appear like a "fit" for libertarianism. Yet most libertarians would not agree with moral absolutes, and in many ethical dilemnas the libertarian may decide to side with the consequentalist view that saving "two lives" is better that one as long