The Nature of Research

THURSDAY, 26th MAY 2011

What does it mean to know something? How can we really know something? What does it feel when you know something that you never ever know? It is very important to be able to determine what you can know and what you can’t. Sometimes we think we know something because it seems so obvious, yet obviousness is not a guarantee of truth. We are going to go over some things which complicate what we can know and why it is important to think about this.

Do take a look to the picture below:

Even in our daily life, we didn't realize that we're doing research even it is just a basic research.

What i'm gonna talk here is all about doing research. By doing research, we can learn something new and didn't realize how important it is. Research is the systematic process of collecting and analyzing information to increase our understanding of the phenomenon under study. It is the function of the researcher to contribute to the understanding of the phenomenon and to communicate that understanding to others. Learning something new, taking a different approach, or engaging with someone with a different perspective from your own can cause noticeable changes in your everyday life. Even just watching a movie or reading a book can alter your outlook to some extent. The more you read, the more you'll know. This is how you can contribute to the nature of knowledge. So, keep on reading! :-)