What does favoring mean?
Favoring means present participle and gerund of favor.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of favor.
Unlike in Smith's case, however, here the relevant intuition does not concern a particular example, but moral favorings in general. Intuitively, it is said, what we morally ought to do simply does not depend on what we want to do.
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Favoring means present participle and gerund of favor.
Common synonyms include affirmative, pro.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Unlike in Smith's case, however, here the relevant intuition does not concern a particular example, but moral favorings in general. Intuitively, it is said, what we morally ought to do simply does not depend on what we want to do.
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