knowledge

i found that i know so little, not deep enough, not width enough. i don't want to raise up questions without answer it. that's why stopped for few days.

what kind of thing can be call knowledge? some said "my mother is a female." some said "F=ma" . some said " i knew my boss like a fresh egg on his breakfast ". some said " economy can be called a knowledge." and some will said "Tokyo is in Japan." (ok, all "some" are me-self :P)

may be all of about are knowledge. if so, is knowledge = everything known? hold on, when we say something is knowledge, we somehow also said that thing is meaningful. will anyone think "my mother is a female" is meaningful? no, because it is just a definition from " mother is the female of your parents" however, definition, concept are the elements to build up our world. so, the above definition, although can not give us "new meaning", it gives us the basic element to understand the more complex world. so, it is somehow meaningful. (oh shit, i hate "somehow". )

ok, by now. in order to avoid knowledge = everything known. ( well, you can define so, than skip all below. ) we define knowledge is not definition or concept. it is not a build brick for our world view. so, we know that knowledge is higher class, like the different between house and brick.

"F=ma" also a definition or a principle, which is not "our" knowledge anymore, sorry. well, it is quite obvious. when you are asking somebody what is physic. if the shit tell you "F=ma", you never think he knew physic. hah, so, things got clear. knowledge of physics is the skill for using "F=ma", using the formula to give out new things, like calculate a motion. same thing, if someone can using "mother is female" to give out something new. than, we can said he had the knowledge of "mother is female".

an analogy may help to understand. brick, water tube, wire and house. only brick, water tube and wire on the ground is simple. by knowing each will not give us a protection. however, a house, which is a systematically structured from bricks, water tube and wire, gives us protection, water and electricity. the total mass is the same, but the "meaning" is different. so, how to we connect our known definitions, concepts , principles and facts make our knowledge.

therefore, " i knew my boss like a fresh egg on his breakfast " & "Tokyo is in Japan" are just facts only. knowing these does not mean we had knowledge, but using it, developing it, extending it. economy is indeed a knowledge, since it is not just definition, concept, fact, but also the structure, the relationship and application.

finally, i quote a reference from dictionary.com

–noun

1.	acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.

2.	familiarity or conversance, as with a particular subject or branch of learning: A knowledge of accounting was necessary for the job.

3.	acquaintance or familiarity gained by sight, experience, or report: a knowledge of human nature.

4.	the fact or state of knowing; the perception of fact or truth; clear and certain mental apprehension.

5.	awareness, as of a fact or circumstance: He had knowledge of her good fortune.

6.	something that is or may be known; information: He sought knowledge of her activities.

7.	the body of truths or facts accumulated in the course of time.

8.	the sum of what is known: Knowledge of the true situation is limited.

9.	Archaic. sexual intercourse. Compare carnal knowledge.

–adjective

10.	creating, involving, using, or disseminating special knowledge or information: A computer expert can always find a good job in the knowledge industry.

—Idiom

11.	to one's knowledge, according to the information available to one: To my knowledge he hasn't been here before.