That's What I Said

Upon initially reading this piece, I felt somewhat inferior, as if whoever had constructed the arguments therein was infinitely more articulate and incisive than I.  Then I saw that the author is, in fact, the chair of the Philosophy department at Harvard and my Arthur Dimsdale impression came to an end.  Perhaps nihilism and the polytheistic nature of modern existence is the source of my angst.  Thereby, meaning detaches from all but the most depraved acts.  Thus, the freedom that we have been given from a monotheistic path pf righteousness has enslaved us to yoke of indecision.  The flickering hope in the piece is that of a new social contract, wherein we can all examine worth subjectively and appreciate good works regardless of their specific phenomena.  Read Kelly's opinion, he may just make my point for me.  [I linked it twice as it's so essential.]