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Josiah Royce autographed handwritten letter signed (ALS), dated September 17, 1899, from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Written and signed entirely in Royce's hand, the one-page letter measures approximately 5.25 x 8 inches. Addressing the recipient as "My Dear Sir," Royce writes, "I enclose a cheque for five dollars, for dues of the National Institute, for the year beginning Sept. 1, 1899," and closes "Yours Very Truly, Josiah Royce."

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Josiah Royce (1855-1916) was an influential American philosopher and one of the leading proponents of absolute idealism in the United States. He earned his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1878 and joined Harvard University in 1882, receiving a permanent appointment in 1885. Royce became Professor of the History of Philosophy at Harvard in 1892 and served as chairman of the philosophy department from 1894 to 1898. His major works include The Religious Aspect of Philosophy, The Spirit of Modern Philosophy, The World and the Individual, and The Philosophy of Loyalty. In 1899, the same year as this letter, Royce delivered the first series of his prestigious Gifford Lectures at the University of Aberdeen, which became the basis for The World and the Individual. Royce made important contributions to metaphysics, ethics, logic, the philosophy of religion, and the philosophy of community and remains a significant figure in the history of American philosophy.

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