Two - level utilitarianism is virtually a synthesis of the opposing doctrines of act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism. Act utilitarianism states that in all cases the morally right action is the one which produces the most pleasure, whereas rule utilitarianism states that the morally right action is the one that is in accordance with a moral rule whose general observance would create the most happiness. In terms of two - level utilitarianism, act utilitarianism can be likened to the ' critical ' level of moral thinking, and rule utilitarianism to the ' intuitive ' level.
what are hare’s two levels of moral thinking
act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism