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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. According to James, the absence of something can lead to a sense of which of the following?

2. Fechner's faith saved him from which of the following, according to James?

3. Who wrote the poem "To You"?

4. What does James attribute to using parts to explain wholes?

5. What does James attribute to using wholes to explain parts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the empiricist position?

2. Describe the pragmatic and pluralistic way of looking at "To You."

3. What is healthy-mindedness?

4. What is radical empiricism?

5. What are James' essential elements to religion?

6. For a man to experience the divine, what does James insist he must do?

7. What does James say that truth is for pragmatists?

8. What assertions does James make about ignorance?

9. What did you learn about Josiah Royce from James' lectures?

10. What does James believe prompts people to act?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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