Trusting Again: On the God Emerging From Faith Reconstruction

A growing movement of believers are rejecting the notion of an all-powerful God, finding inspiration and comfort in a morally relatable, but limited God.

Beyond the Clock to a Sacred Phenomenology of Time

Modern life has created a spiritual crisis around time. By combining Henri Bergson’s concept of lived time (durée) with Shia Islamic metaphysics, we might move…

‘Love Is Blind’ and the Atomization of Finding a Mate

Our dating lives have become more atomized, excluding the social capital from friends and family that has traditionally benefitted courtship.

‘My Dear Yeast’ – An Interview with Poet Melanie Hyo-In Han

Poet Melanie Hyo-In Han discusses the importance of honesty and recognition of loss within her identity as a third culture kid.

What ‘Beowulf’ Says About the American Incarceration System

America’s mass incarceration system is built on Beowulf’s same mistaken view for how we ought to address “evil” in society.

2023 Erraticus Award Winners Announced

Erraticus experienced an increased number of blog posts responding to essay contributions, revealing readers’ eagerness to engage in meaningful dialogue.

Damn the Absolute!

A podcast about our relationship to ideas. Doing our damnedest not to block the path of inquiry. Hosted by Jeffrey Howard.

★★★★★

“Cool to see a less dogmatic angle toward philosophy and politics. Wish I had known about pragmatism and pragmatists much earlier.”

The Localizer

★★★★★

“Good interview-based podcasts depend on good interviewers who can ask insightful questions without forcing the direction of the conversation. Jeffrey Howard is one of those interviewers who really makes a conversation flow, and that makes this one of the top podcasts. Highly recommend it!”

SODAKSUFU

★★★★★

“Erraticus has made a point of engaging with big ideas in a decent and open way. I’m happy to see this continuing in a show about pragmatist thought. This is definitely a philosophy podcast to watch if you’ll excuse the synesthesia. Can’t wait for more to come out.”

Ralph Keenan, Esq.

Essays on Pragmatism

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April 16, 2021

Democracy

This Is Technopoly

Embedded into every tool is an ideological bias, and unless we continually re-evaluate new technologies, we may end up within a technopoly.

October 28, 2021

Rortian Liberalism and the Problem of Truth

In defending liberalism, the philosopher Richard Rorty argues that there is no difference—in practice—between aiming at justification and aiming at something more called truth.

April 16, 2021

American Democracy and Its Broken Bargaining Tables

American politics is in peril. Now is the time to replace our broken bargaining tables with more deliberative democracy.

March 23, 2021