Josiah Royce, “The Problem of Job”

19th Century Thinkers, Responses to the Problem of Evil & the Problem of Pain

Josiah Royce (1855–1916) was an objective idealist philosopher and the main proponent of American idealism at the turn of the twentieth century. Royce sets out his theodicy in “The Problem of Job” (published in 1898). In it, he argues that individuals “truly are one with God, part of his life.” Consequently, “When you suffer, your […]

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