Poetic naturalism strikes a middle ground, accepting that values are human constructs, but denying that they are therefore illusory or meaningless. All of us have cares and desires, whether given to us by evolution, our upbringing, or our environment. The task before us is to reconcile those cares and desires within ourselves, and amongst one another. The meaning we find in life is not transcendent, but it’s no less meaningful for that.
