Benatar is a nonconsequentialist. At least, the antinatalist argument he gives is nonconsequentialist—grounded in rules of consent.
Not sure why that matters though. It just underscores a long tradition of nonconsequentialists who have ideas which are similar to negative utilitarianism. Austen’s restriction of the question to NU just excludes obviously relevant examples such as VHEMT.
Benatar is a nonconsequentialist. At least, the antinatalist argument he gives is nonconsequentialist—grounded in rules of consent.
Not sure why that matters though. It just underscores a long tradition of nonconsequentialists who have ideas which are similar to negative utilitarianism. Austen’s restriction of the question to NU just excludes obviously relevant examples such as VHEMT.