This book contends that Josiah Royce bequeathed to philosophy a novel idealism based on an ethico-religious insight. This insight became the basis for an idealistic personalism, wherein the Real is the personal and a metaphysics of community is the most appropriate approach to metaphysics for personal beings, especially in an often impersonal and technological intellectual climate.
The first part of the book traces how Royce constructed his idealistic personalism in response to criticisms made by George Holmes Howison. That personalism is interpreted as an ethical and panentheistic one, somewhat akin to Charles Hartshorne's process philosophy. The second part investigates Royce's idealistic metaphysics in general and his ethico-religious insight in particular. In the course of these investigations, the author examines how Royce's ethico-religious insight could be strengthened by incorporating the philosophical theology of Dr. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., and Emmanuel Levinas's ethical metaphysics. The author concludes by briefly exploring the possibility that Royce's progressive racial anti-essentialism is, in fact, a form of cultural, antiblack racism and asks whether his cultural, antiblack racism taints his ethico-religious insight.
- Cover
- Front Matter
- Foreword
- BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Neuroscience and Neurological Diseases: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Brain
- Genomics and Gene Regulation: Deciphering the Instruction Books of Biology
- Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation: Unraveling and Applying the Capacities of the Immune System
- Metabolism and Bioenergetics: Linking Energy Use to Health
- Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and Imaging: Technologies to Understand, Treat, and Repair the Body
- Scientific and Medical Ethics: Protecting People While Enhancing Autonomy and Justice
- DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
- Cardiovascular Disease: Confronting the Leading Cause of Death Worldwide
- HIV and AIDS: Global Collaboration to Combat a Mysterious Pandemic
- Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Cancers: Tremendous Progress But Much Left to Learn
- Mental Health: Increased Advocacy, Education, Understanding, and Treatment
- Other Non-Communicable Diseases: Reducing the Global Burden
- Infectious Diseases: Characterizing Pathogens and Preventing Spread
- PUBLIC HEALTH
- Environmental Health: A Shared Destiny with Humanity
- Health Disparities and Health Equity: Righting Historic Wrongs and Building a More Equitable Future
- Sexual and Reproductive Health: Equitable Care for Women and LGBTQIA Individuals
- Substance and Alcohol Use Disorders: Toward Better Understanding and Treatments
- Injury and Violence Prevention: Ensuring Protection in the Workplace and Daily Life
- Oral, Eye, and Hearing Health: Assessment, Treatment, and Equity
- Healthy Nutrition and Behavior: Building the Cornerstone for Health
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Measuring Progress to Improve Public Health
- U.S. HEALTH CARE
- Coverage and Access: Expanding Benefits to More Americans
- Patient Safety and Quality: Improving the Standard of Care for All
- Health and Biomedical Research: Advancing Knowledge and Innovation to Improve Patient Outcomes
- Health Care Workforce Evolution: Expanding and Diversifying the Health Care Team
- Medical and Health Informatics: Applying Digital Technology to Transform Care, Health, and Learning
- Patient and Consumer Leadership in Health Care: Empowering People and Their Loved Ones
- GLOBAL HEALTH
- U.S. Leadership in Global Health: Partnerships to Improve Life for People Everywhere
- Global Development: Committing to Universal Progress in Health and Welfare
- Health Security and Disease Surveillance: Responding to Global Health Threats
- Human Rights: Justice as a Foundation for Health
- Into the Future
- Conclusion
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