Utilitarianism - Rule utilitarianism as deontological and teleological

Question 1

why is rule utilitarianism seen as deontological

Answer 1

because it has rules to follow that create the biggest gap between pleasure and pain

Question 2

why is rule utilitarianism seen as teleological

Answer 2

a moral agent is only following these rules with the aim of creating the biggest gap between pleasure and pain (this is a telos)

Question 3

how is weak rule utilitarianism a hybrid

Answer 3

it is deontological when followup the rule, but teleological in extreme circumstances when one has to refer back to act utilitarianism