Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society: A Quarterly Journal in American Philosophy

Very little has been written on Royce’s reception and mentions of Nietzsche that engage the issues of the early dissemination of Nietzsche’s texts in the United States, Royce’s study and knowledge of the range of Nietzsche’s texts, or the mentions of Nietzsche in Royce’s texts from 1906, and up to the posthumously published article “Nietzsche” (1917). This study is an attempt to remedy this lacuna. Section one will track the dissemination of Nietzsche’s texts, editions, and thought in the United States from 1875 up until 1915, which includes reviews and articles. Section two will follow the use of Nietzsche in Royce’s works from 1906–1915. Section three will focus on Royce’s posthumously published article “Nietzsche” (1917).