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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 is the name of the subject of "A Pluralistic Mystic"?

2. What fellow empiricist does James claim to sympathize with most?

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

4. What is James' conception of truth?

5. The challenges of what kind of problems does James present in Chapter II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lecture VIII about?

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

3. What is Lecture II about?

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

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

6. What is Lecture XI about?

7. What is the Philippine Address about?

8. What is James' principle of causality?

9. What is Lecture I about?

10. What does James discuss in Chapter V?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Why does James structure the book by including lectures in this particular order? Why does he include lectures and essays individually instead of combining all these thoughts together? What impact does this outline have on the reader's experience?

Essay Topic 3

What are the virtues of pluralism that James emphasizes? Describe each virtue and give an example of each. Then explain how these virtues are significant to understand James' broader philosophies.

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