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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 James call the immediate way of knowing something?

2. Why does James say that feelings are important?

3. Chapter XII describes the relationship between novelty and what other quality?

4. What term does James attribute to the love of wisdom?

5. What is James' conception of truth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does James discuss in Chapter V?

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

3. What is Lecture XI about?

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

5. What is Lecture IV about?

6. What is the purpose of the appendix?

7. What does James say about the Chicago School?

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

9. What is Lecture II about?

10. What is James' principle of causality?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What purpose does the appendix serve? What can the reader learn from the appendix? What makes the appendix necessary or simply supplemental?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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