Royce Society News

2012 Central APA Royce Society Session

2012-01-12T13:23:00.000-08:00

American Philosophical Association, Central Division Meeting

The Palmer House, Chicago, IL

Saturday, February 18, 2012

GV-9, Josiah Royce Society

12:15-2:15 PM

Topic: Digital Critical Editions of Royce and Peirce

Chair: Randall E. Auxier (Southern Illinois University--Carbondale)

Speakers:

Andre De Tienne (Institute for American Thought, IUPUI), "The STEP Program"

David E. Pfeifer (Institute for American Thought, IUPUI), "Digital Volumes and On-line Flexibility in Critical Editions"

Session Details:

Andre De Tienne and David Pfeifer will speak on the work going on at the Institute for American Thought. Andre will speak about a content management platform being developed for the creation and production of critical editions. David Pfeifer will speak on the Josiah Royce Critical Edition which was born and will be published as e-texts; he will present the advantages and disadvantages of this digital format. Randy Auxier will speak on the plan for the Royce Critical Edition and on what this digital format means for Royce scholarship.

2011 Conference Information

2011-06-10T06:55:00.000-07:00

Josiah Royce Society Conference
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
September 23–24, 2011

NEW: Conference Schedule

Conference information is now available!

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Call for Abstracts

2011-04-19T06:29:00.000-07:00

Josiah Royce Society Conference
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
September 23–24, 2011

Deadline for Abstract Submissions
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.

First-Ever Critical Edition of Josiah Royce Begins at IUPUI

2010-08-28T15:19:00.000-07:00

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.

Josiah Royce Society Session @ APA-Eastern, 2010

2010-08-18T09:14:00.000-07:00

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)

John E. Smith Memorial Essay Contest

2010-07-11T08:56:00.000-07:00

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 January 1, 2011.

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.

Links to 2010 Central APA Papers

2010-01-20T14:27:00.000-08:00

Kaitlin O'Donnell: "Within Plain Sight: Royce, Public Monuments, and the Ethic of Atonement" Click here: http://www.mediafire.com/?1zfve1jyeyn

2009 Eastern APA Royce Panel

2009-12-20T09:21:00.000-08:00

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)

CALL FOR PAPERS!

2009-12-12T10:56:00.000-08:00

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).

2010 Central APA Royce Session

2009-10-28T15:49:00.000-07:00

GII-2. Josiah Royce Society

Thursday, February 18, 2009, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Topic: Does Royce Have Anything Worthwhile to Contribute to Aesthetics, Political Philosophy, and Race Theory?

Chair: Dwayne A. Tunstall (Grand Valley State University)

Speaker: Judith M. Green (Fordham University) “Public Reasons, Private Tastes, and Personal Opinions in Deliberative Democratic Politics”

Speaker: Kaitlin O’Donnell (Temple University) “Within Plain Sight: Royce, Public Monuments, and the Ethic of Atonement”

Speaker: Tommy J. Curry (Texas A&M University) "On the Dark Arts: Problematizing Royce’s Assimilative Arts as a Response to LeConte’s 'Southern Problems'”

Critical Edition Committee Seeks Advisory Board Members

2009-10-26T15:15:00.001-07:00

The Critical Edition Committee will ask the following distinguished scholars to serve on the Advisory Board of the Royce Critical Edition: John Smith (Yale University), Hilary Putnam (Harvard University), David Lamberth (Harvard Divinity School), Cornel West (Princeton University), and Kevin Starr, eminent California historian and fan of Royce.

Volume 1 of Critical Edition Selected

2009-10-26T14:53:00.000-07:00

According to the Critical Edition Committee, volume 1 of the proposed critical edition of Royce's writings will be The Sources of Religious Insight. Many Royce scholars view Sources as a transition between The World and the Individual (1900-1902) and The Problem of Christianity (1913). Sources is also seen by scholars as a response to William James's The Varieties of Religious Experience. Critical Edition Committee member Jacquelyn Kegley remarked that Sources "fits well into contemporary concerns" and "would have a broad readership community."

New General Editor for Critical Edition Project

2009-10-26T14:02:00.000-07:00

After considering the full magnitude of his commitment to promoting the study of John Dewey's thought and to establishing Dewey centers around the world, Professor Larry Hickman resigned from his position as General Editor of the Royce Critical Edition Project. Fortunately, Hickman and the members of the Critical Edition Committee were able to persuade Professor Randall Auxier to undertake the general editorship of the project in Hickman's place. Auxier is both devoted to the advancement of Royce studies and a Royce scholar. He brings impressive editorial skills to the Royce Critical Edition Project from his experience as editor of the Library of Living Philosophers series and "The Pluralist." Auxier plans to work closely with Hickman and the editorial staff at Southern Illinois University as the Royce Critical Edition Project gets under way.

Success of the Royce Papers Indexing Project!

2009-10-26T09:54:00.000-07:00

Professor Frank Oppenheim and the officers of the Josiah Royce Society are pleased to announce the success of the Royce Papers Indexing Project! Professor Oppenheim and his research team have given us two impressive results. The first is a tentative version of the Harvard Archives “Finding Aid” for the Royce Papers. This early form of the research tool is available online by searching “Harvard Archives.” A finalized version should be accessible in the next few months. The second impressive result from Professor Oppenheim and his team is a Comprehensive Index of Royce’s papers (Boxes 1-155). The Comprehensive Index will be virtually completed by October 28, but we need to obtain legal clearance from Royce’s heirs before it can be published on the Internet.

Professor Oppenheim, his research team, and the Josiah Royce Society extend their deep thanks to the many contributors who generously supported the Royce Papers Indexing Project from its earliest days in 2008 to the crucial final period in 2009 when we struggled to make up our budget shortfall. THANK YOU!

Now that the Indexing Project is complete, we can look forward to enjoying online access to the Comprehensive Index of Royce’s papers. Moreover, we can anticipate the critical edition of Royce’s writings that may grow out of the Index. But we need your help again before we can publish the Index on the Internet. We face a modest shortfall of about $4,000 leftover from the Indexing Project as well as the cost of hiring a lawyer to obtain clearance from Royce’s heirs so the Index can be published online, about $2,000.

We hope you view us as developing a track record of putting your money to good use and of making it go a long way. Less than a decade ago, Royce was all but invisible in academic circles. Now, thanks to your support, we are on the brink of launching a critical edition of Royce’s writings. In January we figured the total cost of the final period of the Indexing Project at $22,000. Professor Oppenheim and his team completed the work for less than $17,000, saving the Royce Society over $5,000. As long as we have your support, we will continue promoting Royce studies vigorously by publishing the Comprehensive Index online and by moving forward with our exciting plans for a critical edition of Royce’s writings. Please help us make up the remaining shortfall from the Indexing Project and obtain legal clearance to publish the Comprehensive Index on the Internet. Your gifts are tax deductible!

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The Josiah Royce Society is recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as a charitable organization. Your contribution to the work of the Society is tax-deductible under IRS 501(c)(3) guidelines.

General Editor Named for Royce Critical Edition

2009-03-15T09:53:00.000-07:00

Larry Hickman, Director of the Center for Dewey Studies and Professor of Philosophy at Southern Illinois University -- Carbondale, has agreed to serve as General Editor of the Royce Critical Edition. Prof. Hickman accepted this position at the Society's 2008 Annual Meeting in East Lansing, Michigan.

Prof. Hickman brings many years' experience (what else?) from his work on the critical edition of John Dewey's writings. His expertise will be invaluable as we take the first steps toward publishing a projected 25 to 30 volumes of Royce's Writings.

SAAP 2009 Session

2009-02-12T09:52:00.000-08:00

March 12-14, 2009
Texas A&M University
Hilton College Station and Conference Center
College Station, TX

"Royce and the Lost Cause"

Thursday, March 12, 2009, 2:00-3:45pm

Mary Mahowald, University of Chicago “Lost Causes and an Idealistic Pragmatism”

Griffin Trotter, St. Louis University “Royce's Lost Cause”

Commentator: John Kaag, University of Massachussetts, Lowell

Chair: Kim Garchar, Kent State University

Annual Business Meeting

Friday, March 13, 2009, 6:00-7:00pm

APA 2009 Central Division Session

2009-01-18T09:51:00.000-08:00

February 18-22, 2009
Palmer House Hilton
Chicago, IL

"Roycean Egoism and Social Hope"

Thursday, Feb. 19, Group Session III-6 (7:30 – 10:30 p.m.)

Greg Aldin, Fordham University “Royce and Social Hope”

Bonnie Meyer, Indiana University/Purdue University–Indianapolis “Royce’s Theory of Self: A New Face for Egoism”

Jason Bell, Vanderbilt University “Royce’s War Ethics”

Chair: Dwayne Tunstall, Grand Valley State University

APA 2008 Eastern Division Session

2008-11-27T09:50:00.000-08:00

December 27-30, 2008
Marriott Hotel
Philadelphia, PA

"Roycean Atonement and Contemporary Thought"

Sunday, Dec 28, Group Session III (11:15am-1:15pm)

Kelly Parker, Grand Valley State University "Atonement and Eidetic Extinction"

J. Brent Crouch, University of Oregon "The Topology of Atonement: Connection via Creation and Sacrifice"

Respondent: Celia Bardwell-Jones, Towson University

Chair: Michael Brodrick, Vanderbilt University

International Conference on Josiah Royce

2008-05-24T09:49:00.000-07:00

June 24-28, 2008
Instytut Filozofii
Opole University
Opole, Poland

"American and European Values IV"

Conference Website

Conference Photo Gallery

APA 2008 Central Division Session

2008-04-19T09:48:00.000-07:00

April 19, 2008
Palmer House Hilton
Chicago, Illinois

"Philosophy of Race"

Jacquelyn Ann Kegley, California State University--Bakersfield “Race as a Factor in the Personal and Social Narrative of the Contextual Human Person”

Tommy J. Curry, Southern Illinois University--Carbondale, “The Lil’ White Man Who Could: Josiah Royce’s Anti-Black Racism as Cultural Perpetuation of White Supremacy”

Commentator: Dwayne Tunstall, Grand Valley State University

Chair: Randall E. Auxier, Southern Illinois University--Carbondale

APA 2008 Pacific Division Session

2008-02-19T09:47:00.000-08:00

March 19, 2008
Hilton Pasadena
Pasadena, CA

"Josiah Royce and the Origins of Modern Logic"

Scott L. Pratt, University of Oregon “On the Politics of Disjunction”

J. Brent Crouch, San Diego City College “Royce and the Origins of Logicism”

Commentator: Robert Burch, Texas A&M University

Chair: Jacquelyn Ann K. Kegley, California State University-- Bakersfield

SAAP 2008 Annual Meeting Session

2008-02-13T09:46:00.000-08:00

Thurs. March 13, 2008
4:15-6:00pm
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Panel Discussion: "One Hundred Years of Loyalty: A Critical Re-examination"

Frank M. Oppenheim, Xavier University

Jacqueline Kegley, California State University--Bakersfield

John J. McDermott, Texas A&M University

Kelly Parker, Grand Valley State University

Chair: Bette J. Manter, Curry College

Conference Website

APA 2007 Eastern Division Meeting Session

2007-11-28T09:45:00.000-08:00

Friday, Dec. 28, 2007
11:15am -1:15pm
Marriott Waterfront Hotel
Baltimore, MD

"Josiah Royce and the Origins of Modern Logic"

J. Brent Crouch, San Diego City University, "Frege, Peirce's Reduction Thesis, and the Logic of Tetrads"

Scott Pratt, University of Oregon, "On the Politics of Disjunction: Russell and the Logic of Action"

Robert Burch, Texas A&M University, "Royce, Boolean Rings, and the T-Relation"

Chair: Kelly Parker, Grand Valley State University

The papers linked above are in PDF (Adobe Acrobat reader) format.

William James and Josiah Royce a Century Later: Pragmatism and Idealism in Dialogue

2007-04-25T09:43:00.000-07:00

Lowell Lecture Hall
Harvard University
May 25-27, 2007

Conference Program with Links to
Streaming Video of All Presentations

Pre-Conference Session

2007-04-25T09:40:00.000-07:00

May 25, 2007

"Perspectives of Graduate Students on William James and Josiah Royce"

Congratulations to Alexander V. Stehn, recipient of the Outstanding Essay Award for this session!
Award sponsored by the Josiah Royce Society, the William James Society, and the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy

Gregory Aldin: "Late Royce: An Interpretative Formulation"

Michael Brodrick: "Spirituality and Moral Struggle"

Mathew A. Foust: "William James and the Promise of Pragmatism"

Masato Ishida: "James on Unsmooth Transitions of Events"

Alexander V. Stehn: "William James on the Reality of the Ideal Socius: God's Creation as Our Ethical Task"

The papers linked above are in PDF (Adobe Acrobat reader) format.

2006 APA Eastern Division Session Papers

2006-12-01T09:17:00.000-08:00

Robert Innis, University of Massachussetts--Lowell "Royce and Religious Naturalism"

William Elkins, Drew University "As Time Goes By: Nature and Spirit in the Later Royce"

Commentator: Roger Ward, Georgetown College

The papers linked above are in PDF (Adobe Acrobat reader) format.