The crisis of philosophy is two-fold. On the one hand the desire to find a universal truth that somehow makes all things intelligible. On the other, the philosopher is too skeptical to accept any such conclusion. Ultimately the philosopher is forced into an endless cycle of discovery to seek this Rosetta stone, and while the journey is rewarding unto itself, it is merely a step in an infinite circle, passed down through the ages by other travelers.
Perhaps the most infamous starting place is in Ancient Greece, with the story of Socrates. Upon consulting the Oracle of Delphi, he asked, who is wisest, the Oracle said, it was Socrates. This answer was unacceptable, because he knew that he didn't know anything. So, he went out, and consulted amongst the wise, and discovered that they didn't know anything either. Finally, he realized that he was wise, because he alone knew that he didn't know anything. Thus, the conclusion, wisdom begins with the knowledge of one's own ignorance.
Fear not, for this does not mean that knowledge is unattainable. It merely defines the parameters of our endeavor. Half the world away, another famous philosopher found a similar way of dealing with things. In the Great Learning, attributed to Confucius it is written,
"Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such extension lay in the investigation of things."
This in turn leads us to the foundation of quantum ethics. It is based on two fundamental principles.
1) There is truth
2) Truth is dependent upon context
This brings us back to where we started. There is a universal quality that is the foundation of all knowledge, and this we call truth, and yet the very nature of this quality is ever changing, based on the independent variables of a given instance. This makes truth, both objective, and likewise subjective.
How this is compatible with a rational understanding of the universe is the goal of this endeavor.
