Homework #1
Royce on “Reality and Idealism”
1. Royce says that there are two aspects of idealism. What are the two
aspects?
2. Royce says that the real world can be only one of two things. What are
those two things? Which one does he reject and why?
3. What are the main theses of Royce’s idealism?
Moore on “The Refutation of Idealism”
4. In what sense does Moore propose to refute Idealism?
5. What is the crucial premise in idealistic arguments?
6. Show how the crucial premise can be taken to be an analytic statement.
Why can’t it be so interpreted?