Studies of Good and Evil: A Series of Essays upon Problems of Philosophy and of Life

by Josiah Royce

Publisher:

D. Appleton and Company

, 1902

Overview

Josiah Royce, a major proponent of objective idealism, collects 12 of his essays on good and evil. As he investigates how good and evil have been discussed, Royce examines literary and historical cases such as Job, Pilgrim’s Progress, and the Sacramento Squatters’ Riot, as well as the work of Alfred Tennyson, Jean Marie Guyau and Meister Ekchart.

Product Details

• Title: Studies of Good and Evil: A Series of Essays upon Problems of Philosophy and of Life
• Author: Josiah Royce
• Publisher: D. Appleton and Company
• Print Publication Date: 1902
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Philosophy; Good and evil; Ethics
• Resource ID: LLS:STGDVLPHLSPHYLF
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-01-19T22:30:28Z

About Josiah Royce

Josiah Royce (1855–1916) was an American objective idealist philosopher, professor, and writer. Born in California, he studied Classics at the University of California, philosophy in Germany and John Hopkins University, where he earned a PhD in 1878. He had a long career as philosophy professor and eventually department chair at Harvard University. He published widely, including The Religious Aspect of Philosophy and The Spirit of Modern Philosophy.