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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. The lecture about Royce adds to lectures on which topic?

2. James holds that activity is evidenced by which of the following?

3. James says that what kind of people experience a sense of unreality?

4. According to James, the more dramatic examples of conversion tend to be which of the following?

5. James associates Charles Pierce with what concept?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the rationalist position?

2. What is the monist position?

3. What does noetic pluralism indicate to James?

4. How does James define the results of excess?

5. What is immanent operation?

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

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

8. What does James say about other theorists and their experiences?

9. What is radical empiricism?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Royce and Bergson. What do they believe about empiricism? Ignorance? Attention? Life? Experience?

Essay Topic 2

How significant is the truth to James? What does James say about truth? What specifications does James attribute to absolute truth and honesty? Does James think truth is necessary? How does he perceive humanity as responding to truth?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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