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Author: Finn Janning

Soren Kierkegaard Reponsible Philosopher Erraticus
("Abraham and Isaac" by William Blake, 1800)
Essays Philosophy 

Kierkegaard: The Responsible Philosopher?

September 19, 2019June 1, 2020 13 min read Finn Janning Christianity, Essential Reading, Soren Kierkegaard, Truth

Kierkegaard’s ambition is for the self to become itself—even if such a mode of existence will question the moral norms and values of society.

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haste makes waste
Ideas Philosophy 

Haste Makes Waste

August 7, 2019June 1, 2020 4 min read Finn Janning Death, Emotional Well-Being, Soren Kierkegaard

Haste becomes waste is intimately tied to the fact that many people have forgotten to inhabit their body, too eager to get somewhere else.

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Michel Serres A Poetic Philosopher Erraticus Image by Manuel Cohen
(Manuel Cohen/AFP)
Essays Philosophy 

Michel Serres, A Poetic Philosopher

June 10, 2019June 1, 2020 9 min read Finn Janning Epistemology, Love

Michel Serres was a life-affirming philosopher whose emphatic style humanized science, encouraged empathy, and accepted our chaotic origins.

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Play is the metaphysics of becoming Erraticus image by Luke Porter
(Luke Porter)
Essays Philosophy 

Play Is the Metaphysics of Becoming

May 14, 2019June 1, 2020 8 min read Finn Janning Epistemology, Metaphysics, Play

Play is a matter of life and death, and it differs from games in a fundamental way—but it is also a metaphysical activity.

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Transparency is the end of Trust Erraticus Image by Chuttersnap
(Chuttersnap)
Essays Society 

Transparency Is the End of Trust

April 4, 2019June 1, 2020 9 min read Finn Janning Government, Relationships, Trust

Transparency might appear to be a morally upright aim but it is just another way of controlling human beings and hereby, rather paradoxically, undermines morality.

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A Pragmatic Approach to Ideas

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“Pragmatism, on the other hand, asks its usual question. ‘Grant an idea or belief to be true,’ it says, ‘what concrete difference will its being true make in anyone’s actual life? How will the truth be realized? What experiences will be different from those which would obtain if the belief were false? What, in short, is the truth’s cash-value in experiential terms?'” — William James

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