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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 stance does James attribute to being the way out of monism?

2. James holds that in which stance does the mind makes connections between ideas that are just as valid as other truths?

3. Royce says that limits for which group are a result of only a piece of absolute will?

4. James suggests that the experience of evil is necessary from an existential viewpoint to access deep levels of which of the following?

5. What term does James define as an idea's argument with reality?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does noetic pluralism indicate to James?

2. What assertions does James make about ignorance?

3. What does James says beliefs are based on? Do you agree?

4. What is the monist position?

5. What are the types of unity that James describes?

6. What are James' thoughts about suicide?

7. What is common sense as James sees it? Do you agree?

8. What is the rationalist position?

9. How does James define religion?

10. How is James' concept of philosophy different from your own?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe James' concept of human nature. How do humans act, according to James? How do they perceive new information? What do they want to believe?

Essay Topic 2

What political opinions does James assert? Is it effective for James to make these assertions known to the reader? What effect does this have on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of religion in James' essays and lectures. How does he define religion? Does he support his definition of religion effectively?

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