The Josiah Royce Society was established in 2003 to encourage the study of the life and work of the American philosopher Josiah Royce (1855-1916).
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Officers and Board
President: Dwayne Tunstall, Grand Valley State University
Vice President: Jacquelyn Kegley, California State University, Bakersfield
Secretary: Kim Garchar, Kent State University
Treasurer: Michael Brodrick, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
At-Large Representatives:
Tanya Jeffcoat, University of Central Arkansas
Kevin Harrelson, Ball State University
André de Tienne, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Daniel Brunson, Morgan State University (Communications Director)
Distinguished At-Large Representative:
Hilary Putnam, Harvard University
Fellows (Past Presidents):
Scott L. Pratt, University of Oregon
Griffin Trotter, St. Louis University
Frank M. Oppenheim, S.J., Xavier University
John J. McDermott, Texas A & M University
Kelly A. Parker, Grand Valley State University
Portrait, 1914, from the Josiah Royce Collection
Ms. 29, Special Collections
The Milton S. Eisenhower Library of
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News
SAAP 2014 CFP
The 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy will be in Denver, March 6-8, 2014. The Call for Papers is available here, with a submission deadline of September 1, 2013. The conference theme is American Philosophy's Borders: Dialogues and Debates
Posted May 17th, 2013
Reminder: Royce, California, and the World conference deadline is 06/01
Posted May 16th, 2013
Reminder: CFP for JRS panel at 2013 Eastern APA
Josiah Royce Society Session at the Eastern APA, to take place December 27-30, 2013, in Baltimore, MD at the Marriott Waterfront
This session will include two or three paper presentations and brief commentary on each presentation.
Papers should be able to be read in 25-30 minutes (around 3000-3500 words). If submitting an abstract, it should be no shorter than 250 words.
Please prepare your paper or abstract for blind review. Attach a separate document with the paper title, author name, affiliation, and contact information (email and phone number).
Prospective presenters/commentators are asked to email Mathew Foust at: mfoust@lander.edu
Deadline: May 1, 2013
Notification regarding submission status will be made before May 31, 2013.
Posted April 17th, 2013
New Center for Royce Studies in Italy
Announcing the inauguration of an Italian Josiah Royce Studies Center, in collaboration with the Peirce Studies Center based at the University of Milan:
http://www.josiahroycecentrostudi.it/
https://www.facebook.com/CentroStudiJosiahRoyce
Posted March 30th, 2013
Call for Papers - JRS at 2014 Pacific APA
Josiah Royce Society Session at Pacific APA, to take place April 14-19, 2014, in San Diego, CA
This session will include two or three paper presentations and brief commentary on each presentation.
Papers should be able to be read in 25-30 minutes (around 3000-3500 words). If submitting an abstract, it should be no shorter than 250 words.
Please prepare your paper or abstract for blind review. Attach a separate document with the paper title, author name, affiliation, and contact information (email and phone number).
Prospective presenters/commentators are asked to e-mail Jackie Kegley at: jkegley@csub.edu
Deadline: December 1, 2013
Notification regarding submission status will be made before February 1, 2014.
Posted March 21st, 2013
JRS at 2013 Eastern APA
Josiah Royce Society Session at the Eastern APA, to take place December 27-30, 2013, in Baltimore, MD at the Marriott Waterfront
This session will include two or three paper presentations and brief commentary on each presentation.
Papers should be able to be read in 25-30 minutes (around 3000-3500 words). If submitting an abstract, it should be no shorter than 250 words.
Please prepare your paper or abstract for blind review. Attach a separate document with the paper title, author name, affiliation, and contact information (email and phone number).
Prospective presenters/commentators are asked to email Mathew Foust at: mfoust@lander.edu
Deadline: May 1, 2013
Notification regarding submission status will be made before May 31, 2013.
Posted March 15th, 2013
Concerning this summer's conference
Posted March 8th, 2013
Royce Conference 2013 CFP
Royce, California, and the World:
A Conference Sponsored by the Josiah Royce Society and Empirical Magazine
Please direct all replies or questions to: royceconference2013@gmail.com
Royce, California, and the World, a meeting of scholars and communities, will be held August 16-18, 2013, in Royce’s historic birthplace and hometown, Grass Valley, California, in the beautiful Sierra Foothills. The meeting will be held at the Holbrooke Hotel, an important California landmark.
In recent years the work of Josiah Royce has drawn increased attention from scholars and thinkers all over the world. Since its formation in 2003, the Josiah Royce Society has promoted scholarly activities related to Royce’s ideas in a far-ranging series of national and international conferences. In 2013 the Royce Society brings Royce home to his roots and celebrates the 100th anniversary of Royce’s masterwork, The Problem of Christianity. Scholarly papers in any discipline on Royce, applications of Roycean philosophy, and creative extensions of Royce's thought are welcome. Especially sought for this conference are papers on The Problem of Christianity and on Royce’s history of and in California.
PLENARY SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
* John J. McDermott, Texas A&M University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
* Kevin Starr, University of Southern California: University Professor of History & California State Librarian, Emeritus
ORIGINAL PLAY:
The proceedings will include a reading of a new original play about Royce’s life in California, “Beyond Our Mountains,” by Robin A. Wallace.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Deadline: Submissions are due by June 1, 2013. Notification of acceptance will be made by June 15th.
Format: Submissions should be in MSWord format (do not send pdf files; organizers must code documents for refereeing and pdfs are not suitable).
Length: 2000 to 3000 words; 20-35 minutes reading time.
Information: Papers should be prepared for blind review and submitted as an e-mail attachment to royceconference2013@gmail.com. The author's name, institution, e-mail address, eligibility for the Costello Prize (see below), and word count should be indicated only in the body of the e-mail.
Prize: The Harry Todd Costello Prize for the best graduate student or recent Ph.D. paper on Royce, as selected by the Program Committee. Those who are currently graduate students or whose Ph.D. was awarded after August 31, 2008 are eligible for the Costello Prize. Papers will be judged on scholarship, clarity of presentation, excellence of argument, scholarship, and the contribution made to the on-going development of Royce's ideas and Roycean thought.
Royce Society: http://www.roycesociety.org/index.php
Empirical Magazine: http://www.empiricalmagazine.com/
Program Co-Chairs: Randall E. Auxier, Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale; Scott L. Pratt, Univ. of Oregon
Grass Valley Organizing Committee: Robin A. Wallace, Iven Lourie, Olav Bryant Smith, Jackie Kegley
PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO ANYONE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED.
Posted February 9th, 2013
SAAP 2013
Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy
40th Annual Meeting
March 7-9, 2013
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club
http://american-philosophy.org/events/annual_meeting.htm
Posted November 18th, 2012
Call for Volunteer Editor of Royce on PhilPapers
In an effort to improve the visibility of Royce-related scholarship, the JRS is calling for a volunteer editor for the Josiah Royce page of PhilPapers. While this is an uncompensated position, it would contribute greatly to the Society and the profession as a whole through providing a free and unified Royce bibliography.
The summary of editorial responsibility and the application process is available here: http://philpapers.org/browse/josiah-royce/application.html
Posted November 18th, 2012
JRS at Pacific APA
2013 Pacific APA JRS Session
San Francisco, CA
03/27-03/31
Thursday Evening, March 28
G5C Josiah Royce Society
6:00-9:00 p.m.
Topic: Royce in Relation: Loyalty and History
Chair: Scott L. Pratt (University of Oregon)
Speakers:
Robert McDermott (California Institute of Integral Studies)
"Royce’s Philosophy of Loyalty, Sorrow, and Atonement in
Response to Ecological Devastation"
Francesco Poggiani (Pennsylvania State University)
"Royce’s Analysis of Nietzsche and J. M. Guyau’s Approach
to the Ethical Problem"
Kipton Jensen (Morehouse College)
"The Growing Edges of the Beloved Community: From Royce
(and James) to Thurman (and King)"
David Vessey (Grand Valley State University)
"What We Can Learn from Reading Royce’s Interpretations
of Fichte"
Posted November 6th, 2012
JRS at Central APA
Josiah Royce Society
2013 APA Central Division meeting
The Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, LA
02/20-02/23 2013
Group session 68
Sponsored by the Josiah Royce Society
Tentative time: Thursday, 02/21, 7:30 PM-10:30 PM
Topic: Temporality and Community
Randall E. Auxier (SIUC) chair
John D. Glenn (Tulane University), speaker:
"Now and Then: Considerations of Two Arguments
about Time"
J. L. Roche (SIUC), speaker:
"Roycean Interpretation and Temporality in
Community Disaster"
Posted November 5th, 2012
CFP: Josiah Royce Society at Pacific APA
Posted September 14th, 2012
2012 Eastern APA JRS Session
SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29th
GVIII - 8. Josiah Royce Society
11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Topic: New Directions in Royce Scholarship
Chair: Mathew A. Foust (Lander University)
Speakers: Kara Barnette (Gustavus Adolphus College)
"Between Revenge and Forgiveness: Royce's Concept of Atonement and Feminist Legal Theory"
Matthew Jacobs (Pennsylvania State University)
"Purpose, Discursivity, and Normativity in Royce and Brandom"
Commentator: Mathew A. Foust (Lander University)
Posted August 16th, 2012
Mass Market Magazine Dedicated to Thinking in the Style of William James
Check out a mass market magazine dedicated to thinking in the style of Royce's friend and colleague William James: http://www.empiricalmagazine.com/index.html
Posted July 20th, 2012
News of a "Resurgence of Interest in Royce" Hits Local Paper
Posted June 28th, 2012
2012 Central APA Royce Society Session
Posted January 12th, 2012
2011 Conference Information
Josiah Royce Society Conference
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
September 23–24, 2011
NEW: Conference Schedule
Conference information is now available!
Click here for general information about the conference.
Travel and Lodging information is available here.
Registration is now available for the conference. Download the registration form here, or register online at this page.
Posted June 10th, 2011
Call for Abstracts
Josiah Royce Society Conference
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
September 23–24, 2011
August 1, 2011
- Keynote Speaker
Jacquelyn Ann K. Kegley (California State University – Bakersfield) - Conference Theme
- Josiah Royce’s philosophy has been unduly neglected by American philosophers since his death in 1916. However, three recent developments in Royce studies might introduce his thought to a much larger audience than ever before. First, there is a critical edition of the works and papers of Josiah Royce underway at the Institute for American Thought at IUPUI. Second, a comprehensive index of the papers of Josiah Royce was recently completed through the hard work and effort of Frank Oppenheim, with assistance from Dawn Aberg and John Kaag. The Josiah Royce Comprehensive Index will give Royce scholars an opportunity to glean new insights into Royce’s writings. Third, there has been an increasing body of literature on Royce’s philosophy published within the last ten years. Recent scholarship on Royce include discussions of Royce’s contributions to feminist epistemology, international relations, medical ethics, logic, pedagogical theory, philosophy of science, race theory, and social philosophy.
- With all the exciting recent developments in Royce studies, this is a good opportunity to reexamine Royce’s philosophy and its place in contemporary thought. This conference is a chance for scholars interested in Royce’s thought to contribute to the studies on this great thinker.
- Submission Guidelines
- Abstract submission is open to any scholar interested in the thought of Josiah Royce from graduate students enrolled at an accredited institution of higher education to senior tenured professors. For an abstract to be considered for acceptance, it must be no more than 500 words in length, and it must be sent as an email attachment no later than August 1, 2011.
- In addition, all submission files must be saved and sent in .doc, .docx, or .rtf format to be considered for acceptance. Please prepare the submission file for blind review and name it “ANON SUBMISSION_ (Insert Paper Title).”
- Each abstract submission should be accompanied by a cover letter, to be submitted as a separate file. The cover letter should include the following information:
- (1) Author’s name
(2) Academic status (professor, unaffiliated, graduate student)
(3) Institutional affiliation (if any)
(4) Mailing address
(5) Email address
(6) Telephone number
(7) Paper title
(8) Eligibility for Costello Prize - Please email your abstract and cover letter to Dwayne Tunstall at tunstald@gvsu.edu. Please write “Royce Society Abstract Submission” in the subject line.
- Notification of Acceptance
- Notifications of acceptance will be made via e-mail no later than August 15, 2011.
- Authors whose abstracts have been accepted and who qualify for the Harry Todd Costello Prize have until September 1, 2011 to submit their completed papers to be considered for the Costello Prize. Completed papers should not exceed 3500 words in length and should be emailed to Dwayne Tunstall at tunstald@gvsu.edu. Please write “Costello Prize Submission” in the subject line.
- For all authors whose abstracts have been accepted, please keep in mind that papers to be presented should not exceed 3500 words in length.
The Harry Todd Costello Prize- The Harry Todd Costello Prize of $300 will be awarded to the best graduate student or recent Ph.D. paper on Royce as selected by the Program Committee. Those who are currently graduate students or whose Ph.D. was awarded after April 15, 2006 are eligible for the Costello Prize. Papers will be judged on scholarship, clarity of presentation, excellence of argument, and the contribution made to the development of Royce’s ideas and Roycean thought.
Posted April 19th, 2011
First-Ever Critical Edition of Josiah Royce Begins at IUPUI
This summer another great American thinker is joining the ranks at the Institute for American Thought (IAT). A critical edition of the works and papers of Josiah Royce (1855-1916) becomes the fifth critical edition at the Institute and the first-ever for this American philosopher.
Royce is in good company at the IAT, a research unit of the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts, with academic programs in Documentary Editing and American Studies. Of the five Classic American Philosophers, the critical editions of three are now located at IUPUI: Charles Peirce, George Santayana, and Josiah Royce. Editions of the works of the final two, William James and John Dewey are completed.
“The Josiah Royce critical edition is digital from start to finish,” said project director and IAT director David Pfeifer. “It is unique both at the IAT and among the other editions on the Classic American Philosophers that have been completed or in progress.”
Josiah Royce was born in a mining camp in California, attended and taught at the University of California, Berkeley, studied in Germany, received a Ph.D. from the first research doctoral university in the United States, The Johns Hopkins University, and spent the bulk of his career at Harvard University as a colleague to William James and an instructor and colleague of George Santayana. Royce’s early work is associated with Idealism, but he was influenced greatly by the Pragmatism of William James and Charles Peirce. The later works of Royce, with a focus on interpretation and community, are now recognized as significant contributions to Pragmatism and the history of philosophy. A wider knowledge of Royce’s later works led to a re-birth in interest in his thought which led to the desire for a critical edition.
“A critical edition seeks to remain close to the author’s intention while disclosing the principles for deciding what version of the text to publish and any editorial changes made to it,” explained Pfeifer.
Such editions provide an explanation and documentation of the compositional history of the text and its publication history. An important element is to undo any changes that were made silently by previous publishers without the consent of the author. When the text is in manuscript form, a list of the author’s substantial alterations is created. Annotations, sometimes very long, are provided which describe and define uncommon concepts and theories, identify individuals, and supply references for quotations without citations.
Editing will take place at diverse locations, but all materials are posted to an IAT website. The General Editor is Randall Auxier of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Text editing will be done by the Center for Dewey Studies at Southern Illinois University. Editors for the first volume are at Texas A & M University and the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. The IAT is the repository for the paper copies of texts and manuscripts and is the computer center for receiving, posting, and hosting all the materials of the edition. The digital volumes that result will be online, hosted by Indiana University.
The Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Research and the Office of the Dean of the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts generously provided some initial funding to launch the edition. National Endowment for the Humanities funding and other grant opportunities will be sought for the continued support of the critical edition of Royce’s work.
Posted August 28th, 2010
Josiah Royce Society Session @ APA-Eastern, 2010
TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28th, 2010
GROUP SESSION VI – 7:30 - 10:30 P.M.
GVI - 7. Personalist Discussion Group and Josiah Royce Society
7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
Topic: Review of Dwayne Tunstall’s Yes, But Not Quite
Chair: Jason Bell (Mount Allison University)
Speakers: Kara Barnette (University of Oregon)
“The Will to Interpret, the Will to Love: Agape, Loyalty, and
Royce’s Beloved Community”
Michael Brodrick (Vanderbilt University)
“Valuational Metaphysics”
Kipton Jensen (Emory University)
“Revisionist Readings: On Personalism and Absolute Pragmatism in
Royce”
Commentator: Dwayne Tunstall (Grand Valley State University)
Posted August 18th, 2010
John E. Smith Memorial Essay Contest
The Josiah Royce Society is pleased to announce a special essay competition in honor of the late Professor John E. Smith. The contest is open to both graduate students and persons who have held a Ph.D. or its equivalent for no more than five years. The Royce Society seeks original essays that examine or extend John E. Smith's important contributions to Royce studies.
All submissions should be prepared for blind review and sent as e-mail attachments (preferably Microsoft Word documents, RTF files, or PDF files) to Dwayne Tunstall, Royce Society Vice President, at tunstald@gvsu.edu. Please remember to write "John E. Smith Essay Contest Submission" in the subject line of your e-mail. Also remember to provide contact information with your submission, including mailing address, institutional affiliation, phone number, and a brief statement explaining how you meet the eligibility requirement. This information can be placed either in the body of the e-mail or in a separate cover letter.
All submissions are due by
A $500 prize will be awarded to the author of the winning essay at the 2011 meeting of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, during the Royce Society’s special session honoring the legacy of John E. Smith.
Posted July 11th, 2010
Links to 2010 Central APA Papers
Kaitlin O'Donnell: "Within Plain Sight: Royce, Public Monuments, and the Ethic of Atonement" Click here: http://www.mediafire.com/?1zfve1jyeyn
Posted January 20th, 2010
2009 Eastern APA Royce Panel
Session GIV-5
Monday December 28, 2:00--4:00 p.m.
Topic: A Bridge Between Royce and Husserl
Chair: Michael Brodrick (Vanderbilt University)
Speaker: Jason M. Bell, "The German Translation of Royce's Epistemology by Husserl's Student Winthrop Bell: A Neglected Bridge of Pragmatic-Phenomenological Interpretation?"
Commentator: Michael Brodrick (Vanderbilt University)
Posted December 20th, 2009
CALL FOR PAPERS!
Responding to the December, 2009 death of the seminal American philosopher, John E. Smith, The Journal of Speculative Philosophy announces a future special issue devoted to “The Philosophy of John E. Smith.” The Journal editors invite submissions on any aspect of John E. Smith’s philosophy: its meaning, scope, philosophical import and influence, or professional impact and broader reach. Submitted papers should not be wholly expository or merely explications of texts. Manuscripts should not exceed 25 pages (or approximately 6,250 words) and should be double-spaced, with endnotes and a list of works cited following the text. Submissions (in Microsoft Word 6.0 or higher, rich text format, or simple text) must be sent electronically to JSpecPhil@gmail.com. The deadline for receipt of complete manuscripts is 1 December 2010. Inquiries about this special issue should be directed to Vincent M. Colapietro (vxc5@psu.edu), editor of this special issue and Journal co-editor (with John J. Stuhr; jstuhr@emory.edu).
Posted December 12th, 2009
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