Without a genuine normative remainder, what monism licenses is disappointment at a suboptimal world, not the agent-implicating regret that Bernard Williams and Martha Nussbaum identify as morally significant.

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Agent-implicating(as used in ethics): Something that directly involves the person's own choices, actions, or character—making them responsible rather than letting them off the hook.
Bernard Williams(as a defender of Humean philosophy): A late 20th-century British philosopher who wrote influential works on ethics, questioning whether morality can be truly objective and exploring the role of personal projects and desires in a good life.
Martha Nussbaum(as the main thinker referenced in the statement): A contemporary American philosopher known for writing about emotions, ethics, and how societies should be organized; she argues that certain emotions like anger can actually harm our justice systems.
Morally significant(in ethics): Having real meaning and importance in terms of what is right and wrong; actions that matter ethically.

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