“Philosophers have actually devoted themselves, in the main, neither to perceiving the world, nor to spinning webs of conceptual theory, but to interpreting the meaning of the civilizations which they have represented, and to attempting the interpretation of whatever minds in the universe, human or divine, they believed to be real.” WorldMindHumansRealUniverseDivineTheoryCivilizationPhilosophicalPhilosopherInterpretationBeing RealDevotedAttemptingSpinningInterpreting Book:Josiah Royce: Selected Writings Source: Josiah Royce: Selected Writings
“The unique eludes us; yet we remain faithful to the ideal of it; and in spite of sense and of our merely abstract thinking, it becomes for us the most real thing in the actual world, although for us it is the elusive goal of an infinite quest.” ThinkingWorldRealGoalUniqueIdealsInfiniteIndividualityFaithfulAbstractSpiteQuestsReal ThingsElusiveEludeElude UsAbstract Thinking Book:The Religious Philosophy of Josiah Royce; Edited, with an Introductory Essay, by Stuart Gerry Brown Source: The Religious Philosophy of Josiah Royce; Edited, with an Introductory Essay, by Stuart Gerry Brown
“Men accept without questioning that this world is real and important and worthwhile. This is faith. Philosophy is the ongoing questioning of this faith.” MenWorldImportantRealPhilosophyAcceptingThis WorldWorthwhileQuestioningOngoing Author:Josiah Royce
“I teach at Harvard that the world and the heavens, and the stars are all real, but not so damned real, you see.” WorldRealHeavenStarsTeachTeachingHarvardReal You Author:Josiah Royce
