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In a year replete with hardships for so many people, Erraticus contributors concentrated on the themes of hope and meliorism.

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2022 Year in Review: More Meliorism, Please

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 3 min read The Erraticus Editorial Team Year in Review

In a year replete with hardships for so many people, Erraticus contributors concentrated on the themes of hope and meliorism.

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A defense of Charles Sanders Peirce and William James against the charge that their asymptotic approaches to truth and hope are juvenile.

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Why We Won’t Ever Arrive at Truth

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 13 min read Ian Cran Charles Sanders Peirce, Hope, Meliorism, Pragmatism, Truth, William James

A defense of Charles Sanders Peirce and William James against the charge that their asymptotic approaches to truth and hope are juvenile.

Collage of featured images from Erraticus essays with the text reading 2022 Erraticus Award Winners

A year heavy with pragmatist themes, the Editorial Team is thrilled to announce winners for the 2022 Erraticus Awards: Jon Alan Schmidt and Nick Gall.

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2022 Erraticus Award Winners Pit Peirce Against James

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 2 min read The Erraticus Editorial Team Erraticus Awards

A year heavy with pragmatist themes, the Editorial Team is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2022 Erraticus Awards: Jon Alan Schmidt and Nick Gall.

While some pragmatists, including William James (right), argue truth is malleable and constantly changing, logician Charles Sanders Peirce (left) asserts it is our knowledge of truth that is variable, not truth itself.

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Truth as Pragmatism’s Only Hope

November 28, 2022January 4, 2023 6 min read Jon Alan Schmidt Charles Sanders Peirce, Hope, Meliorism, Pragmatism, Truth, William James

Although some pragmatists argue truth is malleable and constantly changing, logician Charles Sanders Peirce asserts it is our knowledge of truth that is variable, not truth itself.

An image of the pragmatist philosopher William James sitting on a stone wall talking with the philosopher Josiah Royce.

Pragmatism is an uncertain and pluralistic philosophy, but its malleability and modesty make it an incredibly hope-filled approach to life. (Image of philosophers William James and Josiah Royce in conversation.)

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What Do I Hope from Pragmatism?

November 15, 2022January 4, 2023 5 min read Jeffrey Howard Hope, John Dewey, Meliorism, Pragmatism, Richard Rorty, William James

Pragmatism is an uncertain and pluralistic philosophy, but its malleability and modesty make it an incredibly hope-filled approach to life.

The pragmatist podcast Damn the Absolute! returns for Season Two.

Season Two of the pragmatist podcast Damn the Absolute! will be released later this week with guest philosopher Jessica Wahman discussing the metaphorical nature of scientific knowledge.

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Damn the Absolute! – The Pragmatist Podcast Returns with Season Two

February 14, 2022January 4, 2023 8 min read Jeffrey Howard Announcements

Season Two of the pragmatist podcast Damn the Absolute! will be released later this week with guest philosopher Jessica Wahman discussing the metaphorical nature of scientific knowledge.

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