Download or read book The Basic Writings of Josiah Royce, Volume II written by John J. McDermott and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now back in print, and in paperback, these two classic volumes illustrate the scope and quality of Royce’s thought, providing the most comprehensive selection of his writings currently available. They offer a detailed presentation of the viable relationship Royce forged between the local experience of community and the demands of a philosophical and scientific vision of the human situation. The selections reprinted here are basic to any understanding of Royce’s thought and its pressing relevance to contemporary cultural, moral, and religious issues.