The Basic Writings of Josiah Royce; Volume I, Culture; Philosophy; and Religion

Year

2005

Publisher

Fordham University Press

Language

English

Pages

Link

Last Update

24-Sep-2025

Keywords

Language & Literature ; Philosophy

Description

This Introduction is to be read in conjunction with the headnotes to eight sections of these two volumes. Together they constitute a bare outline of the major themes present in Royce’s life and thought. Unfortunately, the student of Royce does not have access to a full-length intellectual biography, as for example, The Thought and Character of William James, by Ralph Barton Perry. Nor can he depend on an adequate personal biography, similar to William James by Gay Wilson Allen. It is to be hoped that the forthcoming work of Frank M. Oppenheim will rectify this serious omission. We await also...