Organized by the Josiah Royce Society

Hosted by Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, USA

April 09-11, 2005

The 150th anniversary of Josiah Royce's birth is approaching quickly, and the
opportunity is at hand to remember a man who devoted a lifetime of intelligent
striving to the advancement of American thought and the revitalization of
religion, and who, almost uniquely among American philosophers, addressed
himself to problems of race. Participants will include many of the most
distinguished Royce experts in America as well as enthusiastic graduate students
and younger scholars.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

*John J. McDermott, Texas A&M University: University
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy

PLENARY SPEAKERS:

*Douglas Anderson, Pennsylvania State University: Associate Professor,
Department of Philosophy

*Harvey Cormier, State University of New York at Stony
Brook: Associate Professor, Department of philosophy

*Rev. Frank Oppenheim, Xavier University: Research
Professor, Department of Philosophy

*John Clendenning, California State University,
Northridge: Emeritus Professor, Department of English

*Jacquelyn Kegley, California State University,
Bakersfield: Professor, Department of Philosophy

*Scott Pratt, University of Oregon: Associate
Professor, Department of Philosophy

*Griffin Trotter, Saint Louis University: Assistant Professor
of Ethics, & Assistant Professor of Surgery, Center for Health Care
Ethics

*Judith Green, Fordham University: Professor
Department of Philosophy

*Randall Auxier, Southern Illinois University:
Professor of Philosophy and Editor, Library of Living Philosophers

In connection with the event, the Josiah Royce Society is proud to offer the "Harry
Todd Costello" Prize of $750.00 for the best graduate student or recent Ph.D. paper
on Royce. Those who are graduate students presently or whose Ph.D. was awarded
after April 11, 2000 are eligible for the Costello Prize. Papers will be judged on the
basis of scholarship, clarity of presentation, excellence of argument, and contribution(s)
made to the on- going development of Royce's ideas and Royceian thought.

Completed papers are preferred to abstracts or proposals,
and all material must be received by January 31, 2005;
abstracts and proposals will be considered when received
no later than January 31, 2005, and should carefully explain
what your presentation will cover.

Completed papers should be in MS Word format and should be 2000-3000 words
(20-35 minutes reading time). Papers should be prepared for blind review:
author's name, institution, e-mail address, eligibility for the "Costello" Prize, and word
count should be indicated only at the beginning of the document.

In addition to your completed paper, abstract, or proposal, please furnish an up-to-date curriculum vita.

Where possible, all materials should be sent by e-mail to:
royceconference@yahoo.com, otherwise by standard post to:

Michael Brodrick, Vanderbilt University, Department of Philosophy, 111 Furman Hall,
Nashville, TN 37240.

REGISTRATION:

Faculty: $30.00
Students: $10.00

Please make checks payable to The Josiah Royce Society and mail to:

Vanderbilt University
Department of Philosophy
111 Furman Hall
Nashville, TN 37240
ATTN: Michael Brodrick

HOTEL ARRANGEMENTS:

The Hampton Inn at Vanderbilt (1919 West End Avenue, (615)- 329-1144) welcomes
the Relevance of Royce Conference (April 09-11, 2005), and has agreed to
provide 20 non-smoking rooms with double beds, 25 non-smoking rooms with king-
size beds, and 05 smoking rooms with double beds, at the special rate of
$89.00 per night. Conference participants should please make reservations
before midnight on March 20, 2005, by calling the Inn's toll-free
reservation number: 1-(888)-880-5394, and requesting rooms in The Relevance of
Royce group block. A Grayline shuttle is available from Nashville
International Airport to the Hampton Inn at Vanderbilt at the cost of $12.00
one way, $18.00 roundtrip.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

Randall E. Auxier, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (chair);
John Markey, Oblate School of Theology;
John Lachs, Vanderbilt University.