From Brad to worse: Rule‐consequentialism and undesirable futures

This paper asks how rule-consequentialism might adapt to very adverse futures, and whether moderate liberal consequentialism can survive into broken futures and/or where humanity faces imminent extinction. The first recaps the recent history of rule-consequentialist procreative ethics. It outlines rule-consequentialism, extends it cover future people, applies futures. then introduces a new thought experiment—the “ending world”—where an extinction that is unavoidable imminent, but not immediate. concludes by explaining why this experiment challenges rule-consequentialism's commitment liberty, briefly asking respond challenge.