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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. Who does James focus on in Chapter II?

2. According to James, monism does not allow for what kind of consciousness?

3. Critics of pragmatism assert that pragmatism is a revision of which stance?

4. What does James say about motion, change, and activity?

5. Chapter X describes the relationship between novelty and _________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does James believe a good education is?

2. What is Lecture III about?

3. What is James' principle of causality?

4. What are the virtues of pluralism that James discusses?

5. What is Lecture IX about?

6. What does James discuss in Chapter II about metaphysics?

7. What is the Philippine Address about?

8. What does James say about war? Do you agree?

9. What does James say about Blood?

10. What is Lecture II about?

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

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

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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