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Introduction
Explaining Christian Knowledge : Western Culture has no Theory of Knowledge :
A New Theory of Knowledge is Needed : The Thesis
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Section One
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF REALITY
Hume's Empirical Approach : Thinking is Problem Solving
Behaviour :
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Part One: The Problems of Experience
Chapter One: The Theory of Experience
The Classes of Experience : Reality as the source of experience
Chapter Two: Problem Theory
Cultures as Sets of Problem Solutions : Problems are violations of Models of
Reality : The understanding is formed by problem solving :
Chapter Three: The Problem Solving Method
The Solving of Problems : The stages of the problem solving method : The
relationship of solution specification to solution : The emergence of the
solution : The expert understanding : Intuitive problem solving : The problem
solving method and the scientific method : The source of problem solutions
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Part Two: The Theory of the Intellect
The study of intellects
Chapter One: The Account of the Intellect
The Development of the New Intellect : How the intellect forms from nothing :
The new intellect and experience : The study of cognitive development :
Education and the intellect : Learning Problems : The Intellectual Development
of Mature Individuals
Chapter Two: The Account of Understandings
The Relationship of Understandings to Reality : The procedural structure of
understandings : The Understanding as a Model of Reality : The idea of models :
Static and dynamic models : The structure of models of understanding : Models
and Realities : General Solutions : Power and control
Chapter Three : The Integration of the Intellect
The Problem of Fragmentation : The Structure of a General Model of Reality : Top
Down Integration
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Part Three: The Pursuit of Knowledge
Subjective purposes
Chapter One: The Motivation to Knowledge
Philosophy and the Self : The Theory of Intelligence : The understanding of the
Self : Subjective Reality : Subjective Philosophy : Multiple philosophies :
Purposes : Behaviour
Chapter Two: The Intellect as an Operating System
The Management of Current Status : Information systems : The Management of
Experience : Reality Model Types : The personal reality model : Cultural models
: Personal and mental models : The Management of Behaviour : Time management :
Short term planning : The management of the future : The search for knowledge
Chapter Three : The Culture as Knowledge
The development of intellects : Three stages of cultural development : Cultural
evolution
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Section Two
THE CREATION OF KNOWLEDGE
Part One: The Origin of New Ideas
Chapter One: The Problem of Innovation
The Creation of New Knowledge : The Investigation of the Psychological Processes
: Creative Writing : Producing understandings :
Chapter Two: Language and Meaning
The Logical Structure of the Understanding : The Foundations of Language :
Digital and analogue meanings : Language and the meaning of experience
Chapter Three : The Structure of Meaning
Analysis and Integration of Meaning : The Meaning of Reality : Selection of
Meaning According to Purposes : Meaning as a Language : Plato's Reality of Ideas
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Part Two: The Psychological Processes
Chapter One: The Problem Solving Procedure
Departments of the Intellect: The functions of the conscious and infraconscious
: The conscious : The subconscious : Habitual thinking : The Problem Solving
Path
Chapter Two: The Determination of Meaning
The Meaning of the Solution Specification : The Process of Analysis : The
Definition of Truth : The Process of Integration : The integration of reading :
The Creation of the Solution : The Results of the Psychological Processes
Chapter Three: The Rules Governing the Creation of Knowledge
The conditions necessary for true solutions : The reasons for failures to arrive
at solutions : The reasons for false solutions
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Part Three : The Theory of Knowledge Creation
Chapter One: The Account of the Creative Source of Knowledge
Investigating the Creative Source : The functions of the creative source : The
Relationship of the Source to God
Chapter Two: The Old Christian Knowledge Tradition
The Augustinian Paradigm : The Principles of the Old Epistemology : The Problems
with the Old Theory : Explaining how God is known : Explaining the world :
Chapter Three: The Augustinian Philosophy of Knowledge
Knowledge as the Gift of God : The Development System : The Kingdom of God
and Self-Determination
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Section Three
REALITY
Part One: Ideal Reality
Chapter One: The Intellect Support System
The Functions of the Support System : The description of intellect support
system facilities : The support system programming
Chapter Two: The Reality of the Intellect
The Operation of the Intellectual System :
Chapter Three: Knowledge of God
The Explanation of Knowledge of Ultimate Reality : The Source as the teacher of
ultimate truth : Revelation : Intuition : Inspiration : Scriptural exegesis :
The knowledge of God
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Part Two: Reality and Truth
Chapter One: Ultimate Reality
The Revelation of God : The Study of God : The Moral Problem of The Human
Situation : God as the Infinite Spirit : The competency and morality of God :
The Explanation of the Human Situation : The Purposes of God : Cloning new
beings : Creating less powerful beings than God : Self-creating beings : The
Origin of Evil : The moral obligations of God
Chapter Two: The Fundamental Theory of Reality
The Act of Generation : The Holy Trinity : The moral universe : The Act of
Ordination : The creation of the cosmos
Chapter Three: The Theory of Creative Power
Self-creation and Created Reality : The foundation of epistemology : Knowledge
and the creative power
Chapter Four : Absolute Truth and Knowledge
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Part Three: Created Reality
Chapter One: The Idea of Created Reality
The model of created reality : The natural divisions of created reality :
Rational Knowledge of reality : The Aims of created reality
Chapter Two: The Meaning of Life in the World
The meaning of the cosmos : The theory of life : The understanding of human
nature : The relationship between the mind and the intellect : How the
individual integrates with his body : The meaning of life in the Christian
understanding
Chapter Three: The Creation of Human Culture
The cultural and knowledge problem : The real aspect of the culture : The Study
of Morality : The Account of Religion : The Christian religion :
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