According to James, "a given undivided portion of experience, taken in one context of associates, play the part of a knower, of a state of mind, of consciousness, while in a different context the same undivided bit of experience plays the part of a thing known, of an objective content. In a word, in one group it figures as a _________, in another group as a ________."

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James is highlighting the dual nature of experience, which can be both the subject (thought) and the object (thing) depending on the context in which it is considered.

According to James, "A Given Undivided Portion of Experience, Taken