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

2. What does James describe as the first virtue of pluralism?

3. What does James describe as being a sudden and great extension of the field of consciousness?

4. What does James call the conceptual way of knowing something?

5. What topic, in addition to monism, does James discuss in Chapter VII?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the appendix?

2. What does James discuss in Chapter I about the importance of philosophy?

3. What is Lecture IX about?

4. What are the types of causes that James focuses on?

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

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

7. What is Lecture VIII about?

8. What does James say about Emerson?

9. What is Lecture I about?

10. What is Lecture IV about?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

James tends to use groups to divide people and concepts. He typically uses two or three categories. Is James effective in doing so? Are the categories too broad? Too narrow? Why or why not?

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