In grammar, 'intransitive' is the sense or use of a verb that does not take to a direct object. In mathematics, it is a property of binary relations that are not of transitive relations. In philosophy of science, 'intransitivity' refers to how science discovers mechanisms that are as they are regardless whether humans exist. Now, if post-ontology dissociates Being from a judgement about what is real and certain, then the journal's interests lie in what intransitivity may mean to art – its research and perception. Drawing from Charles Peirce and Warren McCulloch, artist Paul Ryan looked to define an intransitive dimension… working individually, with urban ecologist Jean Gardner, with art collective Raindance, and through their publication Radical Software. What emerged through experimental, video, performative, and semiotic work was an understanding of 'intransitivity' that challenges human privilege and intention. By socially enacting non-hierarchic ways of making choices and inferences, natural forms of art and life emerged. Intransitive Journal explores such modes of research, perception, choice, and inference in lieu of the post-ontological age.