I just watched a video about a product. I saw the journalist
interview several professors who are professionals in numerous
different fields. They all presented themselves as calm, clear,
well-known, and passionate about their topics. It impressed me, and
I want to be a part of them, who have an understanding of the
world. The topics were about society and economy. They do research,
collect information, facts, and numbers. They experience this world
using their eyes, mind, and skin, and turn this information into
their own knowledge. Then they use this knowledge to solve existing
problems in this world, as well as new problems they have never
encountered before or new people they meet. This enlightens me. I
am a doctor, and I need to collect as much information about
diseases as possible, from books, literature, and from the patients
I meet. I will organize this information in my mind, using Kant's
term 'understanding (Verstand)'. This will produce knowledge about
the disease. Finally,
