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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chapter VIII emphasize?

2. What fellow empiricist does James claim to sympathize with most?

3. Who does James use in Lecture X to illustrate his point clearly?

4. James gave an address to the alumni of ______________.

5. In the story PhD Octopus, students do not deal with _________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lecture VIII about?

2. What is significant to note about the essay topics James chooses?

3. What does James believe a good education is?

4. What is Lecture I about?

5. What is Lecture X about?

6. What is Lecture III about?

7. What is Lecture XI about?

8. What does James say about Blood?

9. What does James discuss in Chapter V?

10. What is PhD Octopus about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is pragmatism? Why does James support pragmatism? What are the negative aspects of pragmatism? What are the positive aspects?

Essay Topic 2

Describe James' personal philosophy. How do his personal philosophies compare to your own? How does this affect the way you relate to James' lectures and essays?

Essay Topic 3

Why does James describe two different ways of examining "To You" by Walt Whitman? Describe each of these methods.

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