Detailed Outline

Introduction

Purpose and Progress
                                    Preliminary Notions
                                    Secondary Hypotheses

Disclaimers and Biases

Terms
                   The Institution

The Isolation of the Thinker
 
The Science of Living
 
·       Section One
Observation of Phenomena  (The Description of the Problem)
 
Chapter One – The Nature of Observation
Chapter Two – The Simplicity of the Modern Dilemma
Chapter Three – Inequity and Balance
Chapter Four - The Advertisement of Brutality
                                             The Argument
                                             The Classroom
                                             Our Shared Story
                                             Other Forums for the Advertisement of Brutality
Chapter Five – The Addiction to Violence
Addendum – The Rise of the Unfriendly
 
·       Section Two
The Formulation of Hypothesis  (Meditating on the Object)
 
Chapter One – Object Meditation
               The Physiology of Intuition
               The Reader as Object
Chapter Two – The Finite Capacities
Chapter Three – Competition vs. Cooperation
Chapter Four – Dissatisfaction and Progress
                                                            The Allegory of the Lion
Chapter Five – The First World Community as Setting
                                                            The Communication Revolution
                                                            Nutritional Resources
Summary
 
·       Section Three
Experimentation (The Science of Living)
Engagement With the Unknown
 
Prologue - Experimentation
Chapter One – The Fluidity of the Object (F.O.T.O.)
                                                            The Uncertainty Principle
                                                            The Fluidity of the Object (F.O.T.O.)
                                                            The Fluidity of Progress
                                                            Summary
Chapter Two – The Art of Reading
                                                            Human Forces
                                                            The Art of Reading
                                                            The Technique
                                                            The Study of the Great vs. The Study of the Obscure
                                                            Disclaimer
Chapter Three – The Five Motives
                                                            The Savior
                                                            The Conformer
                                                            The Inferior Motives
                                                            The King
                                                            The Destroyer
                                                            The Suicide
                                                            Summary
Chapter Four – The Self Purification Process
                                                            Sedatives
                                                            The Nature of Self-Purification
                                                            The Purification of Labor
                                                            The Purification of Language
                                                            Summary
Chapter Five – Hindrances to Progress
                                                            The Curse of Relativism
                                                            Parasitic Thinking
                                                            The Purpose of Art
                                                            The Trojan Horse Phenomenon
                                                            The Watergate Principle
Addendum – Outside Perspectives (The Practicality of Seeking Teachers)
 
Conclusions