His enlightening exposure to Renouvier influenced greatly his conversion from monism to pluralism. The present volume, in short, might never have been written. This is why, feeling endlessly thankful as I do, I dedicate this textbook to the great Renouvier's memory. He chooses latter as his own personal philosophic domain. His last book, which we review here, distinguishes them and shows pluralism's vast strengths compared to monism's ample weaknesses.
Conceptual modes are exclusive, static, classical modes.
James tells us that each is a necessary 'leg' of thinking. Just as we need two legs to walk, we also need both conceptual and perceptual modes to think. James describes his two thinking modes as legs of thought, and one senses he intends only their exclusive, separate use. One may conclude that, just as we still struggle today, James struggled with classical linguistics' ineptness in expressing complementary antitheses to ancient subject-object dichons . However, as students of Quantonics, one garners an entirely different reaction.