JPSY_V5_N1_Art1 Jerry P. Galloway Journal on Educational Psychology 2230 – 7141 5 1 1 8 Critical Thinking, Epistemology, Cognitive Psychology, Knowing, Believing, Subjectivity This paper outlines a theoretical paradigm for distinguishing thinking, knowing and believing. A new taxonomy is presented for categorizing levels of knowing and outlines a structure of justification for each level. The paper discusses and explains the importance of such distinctions in decision making and thinking in general. May - July 2011 Copyright © 2011 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=1493