Relevance of Royce

Kelly A. Parker (Author) Kelly A. Parker is professor of philosophy, environmental studies, and liberal studies at Grand Valley State University. His research and writing focus on classical American philosophy, environmental pragmatism, and pragmatist aesthetics. Parker is the author of The Continuity of Peirce's Thought (Vanderbilt University Press, 1998) and co-editor, with Krzyszt of Piotr Skowron´ski, of Josiah Royce for the Twenty-First Century: Historical, Ethical, and Religious Interpretations (Lexington Books, 2012). He is a past president and Fellow of the Josiah Royce Society.Jason Bell (Author) Jason Bell is Research Fellow at the International Centre for Phenomenology and the Husserl Archives at the KU Leuven, and director of the Discovering the Origins of Pragmatism and Phenomenology Project at Mount Allison University. He served as 2010 2011 Fulbright Professor at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and has taught at Vanderbilt University, Oklahoma City University, and the University of Central Oklahoma. His current work is dedicated to exploring relations between pragmatism and phenomenology, particularly in the thought of Josiah Royce, C. S. Peirce, William James, Edmund Husserl, Max Scheler, andEdith Stein.

• Introduction: The Continuing Relevance of Josiah Royce Kelly A. Parker and Jason Bell? Part I. Historical Explorations 1. Josiah Royce: Alive and Well John J. McDermott 2. A Report on the Recent "Dig" into Royce's MSS in the Harvard Archives Frank M. Oppenheim, S. J., Dawn Aberg, and John J. Kaag 3. Goodbye, Idealist Consensus; Hello, New Realism! Dwayne Tunstall 4. On Four Originators of Transatlantic Phenomenology: Josiah Royce, Edmund Husserl, William Hocking, Winthrop Bell Jason Bell 5. Loyalty, Friendship, and Truth: The Influence of Aristotle on the Philosophy of Josiah Royce Mathew A. Foust and Melissa Shew 6. Complex Negation, Necessity, and Logical Magic Randall E. Auxier 7. Race, Culture, and Pluralism: Royce's Logical "Primitives" Scott L. Pratt Part II. Practical Extensions 8. Individuals Ain't Ones: Who We Are in Royce's World Douglas R. Anderson 9. Racism, Race, and Josiah Royce: Exactly What Shall We Say? Jacquelyn Ann K. Kegley 10. Enlightened Provincialism, Open-Ended Communities, and Loyalty-Loving Individuals: Royce's Progressive Prescription for Democratic Cultural Transformation Judith M. Green 11. Josiah Royce and the Redemption of American Individualism Richard P. Mullin 12. Royce's Relevance for Intrafaith Dialogue Frank M. Oppenheim, S. J. 13. Necessary Error: Josiah Royce, Communities of Interpretation, and Feminist Epistemology Kara Barnette 14. Communities in Pursuit of Community Mary B. Mahowald Notes References List of Contributors Index

"This is a very important collection of essays, written by a number of talented scholars that span the generations of contemporary American philosophy. It sheds new light on the importance of Josiah Royce's works and provides useful points of departure for the future study of Royce's writings." -- -John Kaag University of Massachusetts Lowell "'The Relevance of Royce' is a valuable contribution to contemporary Royce scholarship. Scholars working in the field of classical American philosophy must consult this rich source. -- David Rodick, Xavier University -American Journal of Theology and Philosophy "This is a thoughtful, balanced collection of new essays on Royce that demonstrates his ongoing value to contemporary philosophers." -- -Shannon Sullivan Penn State University