I think morality is trending more than ever; appeals to higher powers that ground different ideas of right and wrong are everywhere atm. An ethics is a corrective in the way that it recognizes no authority other than community consensus.

I'll remove my upvote. I decided to follow what I saw was standard practice, but since it is somewhat of a touchy subject I'll follow the most unobjectionable path moving forward.

Good point concerning being authentically devoid of virtue, there's definitely a hint of Jung that could be unearthed there. I think the concept still retains importance though. Since I understand the mind not as a smooth homogenous soul, but a partitioned community of competing desires, the search for authenticity is more like creating agreement amongst one's selves, with a sense of alienation lighting the way.

Thanks for the comment.