How Is Moral Skepticism Defined in Chapter 9

question 57

Multiple Choice

How is moral skepticism defined in Chapter 9?

• A) Moral skepticism is the view that each person's moral beliefs are correct for him or her.
• B) Moral skepticism is the view that there is no objective moral truth.
• C) Moral skepticism is the view that no one really behaves morally, even if they pretend to do so.
• D) Moral skepticism is the view that cross-cultural moral disagreement is impossible to resolve.

---

Definitions:

Antislavery Views

Perspectives and ideologies opposing slavery, advocating for its abolition and the freedom of enslaved people.

Slave Trading

The buying, selling, and transportation of human beings for the purpose of slavery, a practice prominent until its abolition in the 19th century.

Immigrant Culture

The traditions, practices, languages, and experiences shared by individuals who move from one country to another.

Denmark Vesey

A freed slave in the early 19th century who planned a large slave rebellion in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1822. The plot was discovered before it could be executed, leading to Vesey's execution.