ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses the problem of error in social theories, and how one locates, amends, and forgives error. It examines how scholars in the humanities, particularly in social ethics, struggle to comprehend foreign affairs and statecraft, as a variety of ideas sweep the academy. It then addresses the idea of postmodernity, one embraced by this very author, and in particular the concept of what is called postcolonial theory. The chapter speaks to three interlocking errors of the left-leaning academy in general in the hopes that it is not too late to find way back. The first error is about the nature of liberty, liberation and of responsibility in the production of culture. The second error is about the meaning, goal, and trustworthiness of the scientific enterprise. The third error is about politics and power, in particular Israeli and Jewish power and influence.
