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An Idealistic Pragmatism

The Development of the Pragmatic Element in the Philosophy of Josiah Royce

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  1. Mary Briody Mahowald
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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Propaedeutic to a Study of Royce

      • Mary Briody Mahowald
      Pages 3-14

    3. Possibilities for a Roycean Pragmatism

      • Mary Briody Mahowald
      Pages 15-28

  3. The Early Royce (c. 1875–90)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
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    2. His Theory of Knowledge

      • Mary Briody Mahowald
      Pages 31-42

    3. His Notion of the Absolute

      • Mary Briody Mahowald
      Pages 43-56

    4. His Conception of the Individual

      • Mary Briody Mahowald
      Pages 57-68

  4. The Middle Period (c. 1890–1906)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69
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    2. Theory of Knowledge Pragmatically Allied with Doctrine of Interpretation

      • Mary Briody Mahowald
      Pages 71-85

    3. Notion of the Absolute More Pragmatically Orientated

      • Mary Briody Mahowald
      Pages 86-100

    4. Conception of the Individual Pragmatically Leads to Consideration of Community

      • Mary Briody Mahowald
      Pages 101-115

  5. The Mature Royce (c. 1906–16)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117
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    2. Knowledge by Interpretation, a Mediating Principle

      • Mary Briody Mahowald
      Pages 119-132

    3. God as Pragmatic Postulate

      • Mary Briody Mahowald
      Pages 133-148

    4. Community as Perfective of the Individual

      • Mary Briody Mahowald
      Pages 149-163

  6. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. The Roycean Pragmatic

      • Mary Briody Mahowald
      Pages 167-176

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 177-186
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About this book

When I first became acquainted with the thought of the American philoso­ pher Josiah Royce, two factors particularly intrigued me. The first was Royce's claim that the notion of community was his main metaphysical tenet; the second was his close association with the two American pragmatists, Charles Sanders Peirce and William James. Regarding the first factor, I was struck by the fact that a philosopher who died in 1916 should emphasize a topic of such contemporary significance not only in philosophy but in so many other vital fields as well (sociology, psychology, politics, theology - to name only a few). Regarding the second, I was curious as to whether the pragmatism of Peirce and James might have influenced Royce during the course of their professional and personal contacts. Similarly, I wondered whether the idealism of Royce might have affected the thought of Peirce and James. To have appeased my curiosity in regard to all three thinkers, however, would have required (at least) three books. As a start I have now appeased it in regard to one. In researching the writings of Royce I found my way to the Houghton Library and to the Archives of Harvard University at Cambridge, Massa­ chusetts, where the unpublished manuscripts of Royce are preserved. (No editing job has yet been done on this bulk of material, though such would certainly be a welcome contribution to American philosophy.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: An Idealistic Pragmatism

  • Book Subtitle: The Development of the Pragmatic Element in the Philosophy of Josiah Royce

  • Authors: Mary Briody Mahowald

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2736-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands 1972

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-247-1184-0Published: 31 July 1972

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-2736-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 186

  • Topics: Modern Philosophy, History, general, Pragmatism

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