Knowledge

Knowledge is power in today's information-driven economy. Power to deliver more value to an employer, power to earn a higher salary, power to take on more responsibility and to advance into more prestigious positions. Knowledge is not made up of opposites; regarding knowledge in these terms is a false dichotomy.

Rather than seeing knowledge as opposites, perhaps we should think of it as consisting of two complementary facets: a duality consisting simultaneously and inextricably of both what was previously termed 'structured' and 'less structured' knowledge. Knowledge is social, always was of course, but now it's unavoidable. Conversations with suppliers, customers, etc.

Knowledge is commonly distinguished from data and information. Data represent observations or facts out of context, and therefore not directly meaningful. Knowledge is not about knowing what issues are relevant to today's youth. Anyone can switch on the idiot box for that.

Knowledge is said to be the supreme end of devotion. While the path of devotion leads, ultimately, to the Jeweled Island paradise of the Goddess, but no further without knowledge, the path of knowledge can lead to the ultimate realization of pure consciousness even here on Earth.

Knowledge is inextricably bound up with human cognition, and the management of knowledge occurs within an intricately structured social context. We argue that it is essential for those designing knowledge management systems to consider the human and social factors at play in the production and use of knowledge.

Knowledge is developed, shared, and passed on to the next generation by local communities that maintain a particular discourse or work practice, such as a craft guild or academic discipline. Growing ability to participate in a community-based culture has precedence over the ability to know.

Why not gain knowledge about the earth we live on.   Information gained in all sorts of study gives us knowledge. Is all of our knowledge based on empirical observations? Information Anxiety is one on your list that struck me. Anxiety is such an issue today that people do not know how to cope with.