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Hello Elowendf,
For me, James’s idea of the Stream of Consciousness is correct. Our conscious and unconscious minds are continually going 24/7, an uninterrupted flow of experience. This matches up with modern neuroscience, which agrees that the brain/mind/body system is continuously operating and dealing with input. For me, his idea of Pure Experience is also correct in that we first experience the world non-verbally and intimately connected to the world around us, especially if you consider Quantum field theories that hold that we are immersed in fields of energy.
Yes, I agree with Radical Empiricism that everything we know, feel, and learn can be traced back to our experience of the world around us, including hearing talks and reading books.