In this chapter, I have explicated many of the assumptions I am making about my underlying representation in this work. As I have suggested, entire lines of research could focus on the problems of ``proper'' knowledge representations; while my work does not deal with the topic at that level, I have attempted to explain what the features of the knowledge system are. The next two chapters will describe the processing elements of my theory; in particular, careful attention will be given to precisely describing how the knowledge scheme I am using supports the general reading process and the specific creative understanding process.
Finally, this chapter has demonstrated the validity of two of my theoretical claims. First, I have shown through a combination of functional arguments, prior psychological and artificial intelligence research, and demonstration that A FUNCTIONAL REPRESENTATION ALLOWS A CONTINUUM OF NOVEL CONCEPTS TO BE REPRESENTED IN A FLEXIBLE FASHION. In Chapter 6, I will show that this functional representation is a crucial aspect of my overall creative understanding process. Second, by appealing to the same argumentation style, I have demonstrated that FOUR TYPES OF CONCEPTS AND FIVE DOMAINS ARE SUFFICIENT FOR REPRESENTING THE RANGE OF ENTITIES WHICH NEED TO BE DESCRIBED. As with the last point, I will later show (Chapter 6) that the tasks I have making up creative understanding directly rely on the ontology existing as it does. It acts to provide important constraints on the overall process.