Moral uncertainty: doubt as to what norms morally bind one

    - Moral uncertainty, as the term is used here, means doubt as to what norms morally bind one.
    - Moral uncertainty is uncommon.
        / We seem to assume that we know well enough what our moral obligations are;
          though few of us, if asked, would be able to give a thorough account of them.
        - Far more common are uncertainties about [two other elusive fundamentals …]
          the purpose and meaning of life.
            / Why are we here?  What does it all mean?
    - Yet all three … connected …
        - … purpose … meaning … the lack of which undermine … sense of value, of worth
            + Try to expand with help from journal articles that address purpose or meaning.
        - And we know that a conception of value, of the good, is central to normative ethics.
        - Kant famously said …
            + Paraphrase in brief from the conclusion of the 2nd critique the ‘starry heavens’
              that diminish self-esteem and the ‘moral law’ that raises it.
            + Then quote the same.
                : privately see `^^\+ Quote Kant` @ `^^\+ Introduce.+through a contrast with Kant` @
                  duty_and_desire_boneyard.brec
    + Prepare the reader for the premise concerning the cosmic fit without quite stating it.
        / The thing needs a gentle ramp-up.
        - All three … connected … in something else … unknown {before 1905 | to Kant’s age}
            : privately re `1905` see `^^\+ Quote Einstein’s 1905 paper` @ cosmic_fit.brec
                + Here refer to that quote if (above) I do choose to allude to it.
        + State its connection to normative ethics (or morality) in terms of similarities
          on the lines already drawn above.
            - Like normative ethics, it relates to meaning and purpose and has value at its centre.
                / Seems a cradle for a thing of value, anyway
            + Add that it is independent of us.
        + Paraphrase two things in a way that meshes with the introduction of the next file.
            • The premise; in abstract, with no mention of the cosmic fit
            • Its warrant
        + Ensure all the above relates cosmic fit and normative ethics, holding them side by side,
          in a way that lends credence to their relation in the premise.



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            - Therefore I am duty-bound to make a best effort at learning what these norms are, if any.