Royce, Josiah, 1855-1916

Josiah Royce was born in Grass Valley, California, on November 20, 1855. He received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1885 and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Johns Hopkins University in 1878. Royce taught English and philosophy at both Berkeley and Harvard, and was also active in the study of the American West. He spent a significant amount of time from 1883 to 1891 writing both histories and novels relating to California history. Royce Hall at UCLA and the Grass Valley Library-Royce Branch were both named in Royce's honor. He died on September 14, 1916.

Royce received an honorary degree from Harvard in 1911 and taught philosophy at Harvard.

Josiah Royce was an American philosopher, educator, and author. From humble beginnings in California, he became the leading proponent of American idealism and one of the most influential thinkers of his generation. He published numerous works, including volumes expressing his own thoughts, and analyses of other philosophies. He had a long association with Harvard and William James; the two great minds had a notable influence on each other.

Josiah Royce (1855-1916) was an American idealist philosopher and a professor of history of philosophy at Harvard from 1892 to 1914. Royce was a friend of the Hocking and the Mason families. Daniel Gregory Mason (1873-1953) was a professor of music at Columbia University and his brother, Edward Palmer Mason, was a president and owner of the Mason-Hamlin Music Company of Boston. Both were the sons of Henry Mason (1831-1890) a founder of Mason-Hamlin Piano Company. Mary Mason was the wife of Edward Palmer Mason, then later married Daniel Gregory Mason. William Ernest Hocking was a professor of philosophy at Harvard and his son was Richard Hocking.

Philosopher, educator, and author.

Josiah Royce, American philosopher and writer, was the leading American proponent of Idealism. Born in California to English immigrants, Royce studied in California, Germany, and at Johns Hopkins. William James helped bring Royce to Harvard, and the two profound thinkers significantly influenced each other during America's "Golden Age of Philosophy."

American philosopher.

Educator and philosopher who received his Ph. D. at Johns Hopkins in 1878. Proponent of post-Kantian idealism which emphasized some kind of metaphysical Absolute and reality as an act or experience of the mind.

Josiah Royce (1855-1916) was a member of the “golden age” of American philosophy and a foremost interpreter of absolute idealism early in his career. His philosophical thought later evolved into an examination and embrace of pragmatism, loyalty, and community. He investigated the mathematical and logical aspects of philosophy, providing a rigorous basis for his metaphysical inquiry.

Royce taught philosophy at Harvard from 1882 until 1916, beginning as an instructor and advancing to Professor of the History of Philosophy in 1892, Chair of the Department of Philosophy from 1894 to 1898, and Alford Professor of Natural Religion and Civil Polity in 1914. At Harvard, his colleagues in philosophy included William James , George Herbert Palmer , Charles Sanders Peirce , and Hugo Munsterberg .

Born in California, Royce graduated from the University of California in 1875. After study in Germany and at Johns Hopkins, he returned to Berkeley to teach from 1878 to 1882. From 1882 until his death, he taught at Harvard. Royce received an honorary degree from Harvard in 1911.

His major works include The Spirit of Modern Philosophy (1892) , The Conception of God (1895) , The World and the Individual (1899-1901) , The Sources of Religious Insight (1912) , The Philosophy of Loyalty (1908) , and The Problem of Christianity (1913) .