知識能提高生活質(zhì)量嗎?

Greg Ashton, Postgraduate student in philosophy and English literature.
I suppose it depends on what sort of knowledge. Knowledge of an 'intellectual' sort, like knowledge of the speed of light or knowledge of the chemical composition of water, for example, seem only to improve the quality of life in an indirect, instrumental way - perhaps this knowledge will lead to inventions which save labour, improve our health, or allow us to travel faster and with more ease. But such knowledge doesn't improve the life of the individual who possesses it. The joy of knowing and discovering such facts about the natural world might give meaning to someone's life, but in this case their is nothing special about knowledge improving my life, it just happens to be the obxt of my desires. Similarly, discovering, learning and performing new card tricks might be what gives me pleasure - it seems that knowledge of this sort has no special status in terms of improving my life which I might not gain from other pleasurable activities.

我想這要看是什么樣的知識。
比如說，"智力 "類的知識，如光速的知識或水的化學(xué)成分知識，似乎只能以間接的、工具性的方式提高生活質(zhì)量——也許這些知識會帶來一些發(fā)明，節(jié)省勞動力，改善我們的健康狀況，或者讓我們的旅行更快、更方便，但這種知識并不能改善擁有這種知識的個人的生活。
了解和發(fā)現(xiàn)自然界的這些事實的喜悅可能會給某人的生活帶來意義，但這種情況下，這些知識對于改善我的生活沒有什么特別的意義，它們只是碰巧成為我的欲望的對象。
同樣，發(fā)現(xiàn)、學(xué)習(xí)和表演新的紙牌把戲可能是給我?guī)砜鞓返臇|西——就改善我的生活而言，這類知識似乎沒有什么特殊的地位，而我可能無法從其他快樂的活動中獲得。

On the other hand, there is knowledge of life in a more practical sense - what we might call 'wisdom'. I might, for example, 'know' that simply pursuing my desires in a selfish fashion will not bring me happiness - such knowledge surely improves the life of one who has realised it. But it is knowledge of a quite different sort to the first kind. In the first case, if I know the speed of light, I can simply inform anyone else of the fact - and then they know it, too. If I inform someone of my conclusion that the selfish life does not lead to happiness, they might accept what I say and themselves take it up as a belief which they hold, something they claim to know - but they will, in all likelihood, continue to live and act as before. There seems to be something about practical 'wisdom' of this sort which we have to 'know' or experience in a more immediate, personal sense. Such knowledge strikes with the force of a revelation, not at all like the noting of a pertinent fact.
So, essentially, I think the answer is 'yes' - but there are interesting questions to be asked about the types and status of knowledge, and how such knowledge can be transmitted and realised.

另一方面，還有更實際意義上的生活知識——我們可以稱之為“智慧”。
例如，我可能會 "知道"僅僅以自私的方式追求自己的欲望不會給我?guī)硇腋！?這種知識肯定會改善已經(jīng)意識到這一點的人的生活。
但這是一種與第一種完全不同的知識，如果我知道了光速，我可以簡單地告訴其他任何人這個事實——然后他們也就知道了。
如果我告訴別人我的結(jié)論，比如自私的生活不會帶來幸福，他們可能會接受我說的話，并把它當(dāng)作他們所持有的信念，成為他們聲稱知道的東西—— 但他們很可能會繼續(xù)像以前那樣生活和行動，這種實用的 "智慧 "似乎必須在更直接、更個人的意義上 "知道 "或體驗，這種知識以一種啟示的力量打動人，完全不像注意到一個相關(guān)的事實。
所以，從本質(zhì)上講，我認為答案是肯定的，知識能改善生活質(zhì)量——但關(guān)于知識的類型和地位，以及這種知識如何傳播和實現(xiàn)，還有一些有趣的問題有待探討。

Eric Linus Kaplan, philosopher and comedy writer living in California
I would rephrase this, with your permission, are there any people who's lives are ever improved by knowing something. If you accept this rephrasing you will I think accept that there are many such cases. For example if you are walking across the street and there is a bus about to hit you, your life will be improved if you know that, because you can get out of the way. If you are laboring as an office temp but you would be a great opera singer, your life would be improved by knowing that fact, because you could take steps to achieve that more satisfying career.
There may will be cases in which someone's life is made worse by knowledge. So for example if the office temp above will never be able to become an opera singer he might become unhappy by knowing that he would have made a great one.
Some have argued (e.g. J.S. Mill, Aristotle) then it is inherently noble to want to know what's going on, even if it leads to dissatisfaction, that it is slavish or inhuman to want to be ignorant. If they are correct then knowledge could improve the quality of human life even if it leads to unhappiness. They don't want to leave in a fool's paradise, even if it is paradise! I'll leave it to you to decide if you agree with them -- it is really each person's individual decision and (in my view) no other person can tell you what's right on this score.

如果你允許的話，我想重新表述一下，有沒有人的生活因為知道了某些事情而得到改善？
如果你接受這個改寫，我想你會接受有很多這樣的情況。
例如，如果你正在過馬路，有一輛公共汽車即將撞上你，如果你知道這一點，你的生活將會得到改善，因為你可以讓開路。
如果你是一名辦公室臨時工，但你知道你可以成為一名偉大的歌劇演員，你的生活將被改善，因為知道這個事實，你便可以采取行動，去實現(xiàn)更令人滿意的職業(yè)生涯。
可能會有一些情況下，有人的生活會因為知道了某些事情而變得更糟，例如，如果上面提到的辦公室臨時工永遠不能成為一名歌劇演員，他可能會因為知道這個事實而不開心。
有人（ 比如密爾、亞里士多德）認為，有知道的欲望，即使會導(dǎo)致不滿意，也是天生的高尚，而無知是奴性的或不人道的。
如果他們是正確的，那么知識可以提高人類生活的質(zhì)量，即使導(dǎo)致不幸福，他們不想生活在一個愚人的天堂，即使它是天堂！
我會讓你來決定是否同意他們的觀點 —— 這實際上是每個人的個人決定，（在我看來）在這一點上，其他人不能告訴你是正確還是是錯誤。

Dave Davidson, Be Here Now
For organisms, the only unadulterated knowledge is direct perception of the environment. All organisms depend on knowledge to survive. They perceive enough to fit into their fundamental needs and they conduct their subsequent behaviors accordingly. It they cannot do this they cannot survive. This is the most fundamental form of improvement that knowledge can bestow. At this primitive point, quality of life is simple.
Humans can abstract their perceptions with the use of symbols and gigantic neural networks. One can extrapolate the benefits from structuring perceptions this way to include many new and complex paybacks.
Yes, not only does knowledge improve the quality of life, it is life’s primary support. The exception would be having knowledge of something that can be detrimental to know. For instance, having the unnecessary knowledge of something that is painful can have an adverse impact on performance.

對生物來說，唯一純粹的知識就是對環(huán)境的直接感知，所有的生物體都是依靠知識來生存的，它們感知到的知識足以滿足它們的基本需求，并據(jù)此進行后續(xù)的行為，如果不能做到這一點，它們就無法生存，這是知識所能賦予的最基本的進步形式，在這個原始點上，生活質(zhì)量是簡單的。
人類可以利用符號和巨大的神經(jīng)網(wǎng)絡(luò)抽象出自己的認知。人們可以推斷出這樣結(jié)構(gòu)化感知所帶來的好處，包括許多新的和復(fù)雜的回報。
知識不僅能提高生活質(zhì)量，而且是生活的基本支柱，當(dāng)然也有一些例外的情況，比如擁有一些知識，但這些知識可能是有害的，例如，對一些令人痛苦的事情有不必要的了解可能會對生活產(chǎn)生不利影響。

Magne Matre
Sometimes yes. You can use basic physics, chemistry snd psychology knowledge for various life hacks, to increase your wuality of life.
Sometimes no. Some knowledge can decrease quality of life. Learning how a loved one got killed, for instance. Plus, many bright and very knowledgeable people led very disheartening and isolated lives (Immanuel Kant for instance), because of their knowledge and way of viewing the world. See also the philosopher Diogenes in ancient greece. He's the perfect example. (For some reason it seems that philosophers or other deep thinkers are especially subject to letting knowledge ruin their own quality of life. Don't convince yourself of Nihilism, for starters).

有時候可以，你可以使用基本的物理、化學(xué)和心理學(xué)知識來學(xué)習(xí)各種生活技巧，來改善你的生活質(zhì)量。
有時候并不能，有些知識反而會降低生活質(zhì)量，例如，學(xué)習(xí)了解自己所愛的人是如何被殺害的，此外，許多聰明博學(xué)的人因為他們的知識和看待世界的方式而過著令人沮喪和孤立的生活 ( 例如康德)，還有古希臘哲學(xué)家第歐根尼，他就是最好的例子。( 由于某種原因，哲學(xué)家或其他深刻的思想家似乎特別容易讓知識毀掉他們自己的生活質(zhì)量，千萬不要用虛無主義來說服自己 ）
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Bari Bardhan
Knowledge is certainly a prerequisite to a decent quality of life. However, in my view, is only one facet with regards to improving one's quality of life.
In fact, knowledge can be rendered utterly useless if not coupled with the right virtues which would allow for the effective application in relevant situations where one's quality of life is at stake.
For example, it is almost "common knowledge" that adhering to a consistent exercise routine can yield substantial health benefits, thus ameliorating one's quality of life. However, the discipline (a virtue) required to stick to a consistent routine is usually what is in short supply, not the knowledge. Yes, the more you know about your how your body works, injury prevention, etc., the better off you will be. But it is only one part of the equation.
The question of virtues is one that I've given much thought as I've embarked upon the maturation process over the commencement of my adulthood years, and, at this moment in time, I've come to the conclusion that it's better to focus on developing the correct virtues as opposed to the acquisition of knowledge.
Of course, that's not to suggest that acquiring knowledge about a particular subject matter with respect to one's quality of life has been rendered unimportant and trivial. It is essential, but, in my mind, not the most challenging part of improving one's prospects of living a happy life. It's identifying and strengthening the virtues required to apply such knowledge to one's circumstances that is well and truly the defining factor in this regard.
Hope that helps a bit, and thanks for the A2A.

知識固然是提高生活質(zhì)量的先決條件，但在我看來，知識只是提高生活質(zhì)量的一個方面，
事實上，知識如果不與美德結(jié)合起來，就可能變得毫無用處，因為美德可以使人們在生活質(zhì)量受到威脅的相關(guān)情況下得到有效應(yīng)用。
例如，堅持一貫的鍛煉可以帶來實質(zhì)性的健康益處，從而改善一個人的生活質(zhì)量，這幾乎是“常識”，然而，堅持日常鍛煉所需的紀(jì)律（一種美德）通常是最缺乏的，而不是知識，是的，你越了解你的身體如何工作，如何預(yù)防受傷，等等，你會變得更好，但這只是其中的一部分。
美德的問題是一個在我成熟的過程中，在我的成年后的歲月里，我考慮了很多的一個問題，此時此刻，我得出的結(jié)論是，相對于知識的獲取，注重培養(yǎng)正確的美德更重要。
當(dāng)然，這并不是說獲取某一特定學(xué)科的知識，對于一個人的生活質(zhì)量已經(jīng)變得不重要或者微不足道，它是必不可少的，但在我看來，知識并不是提高一個人幸福生活前景最具挑戰(zhàn)性的部分，確定和加強將這些知識應(yīng)用于自己的環(huán)境所需的美德，才是這方面的決定性因素。
希望對大家有點幫助，謝謝邀請。
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Leisha Young, Things change and life goes on...that I know for sure.
Yes and no. The more knowledge we accumulate the more it places us in good steed to make better/more informed decisions about our own lives (although this isn't a rule), thus adding to the likelihood of being able to live a 'good' life, with a high standard of living and the ability to maintain that standard of living.
On the down side, knowledge can also drive you nuts, because you can see more clearly than most others what is happening in the world and how those problems can be solved, yet there is much ignorance (often willful), in the world that continues to hold humanity back and even contributes to our own destruction; and this can have negative impacts on both your physical and mental health.
The good news is that people with knowledge usually have enough insight to find ways to deal with their anxieties and fears and can often achieve a level of harmony with their environment to allows them to focus on the positives in this world rather than the negatives; and as having knowledge increases the likelihood of you having more leisure time, or personal time than those less knowledgeable people (once again not a rule but a strong possibility), you will have more time to devote to the things you love in life rather than your obligations. With the addition of a higher level of disposable income one can construct their own environment around themselves and their families to achieve a level of inner piece, which is the key to living a 'good' life.

能，也不能。
我們積累的知識越多，就越能讓我們對自己的生活做出更好/更明智的決定（雖然這不是一條規(guī)律），從而增加了能夠過上 "好 "生活的可能性，過上高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的生活，并有能力維持這種生活水平。
從消極的一面來看，知識也可能讓你發(fā)瘋，因為你比大多數(shù)人更清楚地看到世界上正在發(fā)生的事情，以及如何解決這些問題，然而，世界上還有很多無知（往往是故意的），繼續(xù)阻礙著人類的發(fā)展，甚至造成了我們自身的毀滅，這對你的身心健康都會產(chǎn)生負面影響。
好消息是，有知識的人通常有足夠的洞察力，可以找到處理他們的焦慮和恐懼的方法，并且通?？梢耘c環(huán)境達到一定程度的和諧，使他們能夠?qū)Ｗ⒂谶@個世界上的積極因素，而不是消極因素；
由于擁有知識，你比那些知識較少的人更有可能擁有更多的閑暇時間，或者個人時間（再一次這不是規(guī)律，而是一種強烈的可能性），你將有更多的時間投入到生活中你所熱愛的事情上。
隨著可支配收入水平的提高，一個人可以圍繞著自己和家人構(gòu)建自己的環(huán)境，達到內(nèi)心所需更高的層次，這才是過上 "好 "生活的關(guān)鍵。

Albert Bijzitter
I a not sure if it is always the case on a personal level. Perhaps there is something like blissful ignorance that some people can appreciate as a good life, but I think most of are to curious. We want to know things and at least we think it improves the quality of life.
My view
Personally I think that is a justified position that knowledge improves the quality of life, because personal knowledge also helps us to improve our personal conditions. We see a lot of misery and poverty around the globe and education is a powerful tool to fight those.
Global and public knowledge
On the global scale of human knowledge the question is a no brainer to me: there is no doubt that the answer is yes. The best examples are medical knowledge and technological knowledge. Both defnitely improve the quality of our life

我不確定個人層面是否總是如此，也許有些人能夠體會到幸福的無知是一種美好的生活，但我認為大多數(shù)人都是好奇的，我們想知道的一些東西，至少我們認為這可以提高生活質(zhì)量。
我的看法：
個人知識——我認為知識可以提高生活質(zhì)量這一觀點是合理的，因為個人知識可以幫助我們改善個人條件，我們在世界各地看到了許多苦難和貧窮，而教育是對抗這些苦難和貧窮的有力工具。
全球和公共知識——以全球范圍內(nèi)的人類知識而論，這個問題對我來說是顯而易見的：毫無疑問，答案是肯定的，其中最好的例子是醫(yī)學(xué)知識和技術(shù)知識，兩者都毫無疑問地提高了我們的生活質(zhì)量。

Johnnie Lockett, Studied Philosophy over 50 years—found it wanting
Not necessarily .
First, the knowledge needs to be of something beneficial. Knowing the fine art of how to snort cocaine, or how to kidnap a millionaire's kid won't necessarily bring long term joy into your life. But even having useful knowledge won't enhance your life if it is not applied.
So, first, it depends on the knowledge and on how you use it.
Also, knowledge can adversely affect your character, and thus your relationships with other people.
For example, it makes some people egotistical and arrogant—which can cause them to be overly satisfied with themselves, but will in all likelihood alienate them from some other people. But then, some people are perfectly happy being their favorite fan. So, to them, that's not so much a negative.

不一定。
首先，知識必須是有益的。
知道如何吸食可卡因，或者如何綁架百萬富翁的孩子，不一定會給你的生活帶來長期的快樂，但是，即使擁有有用的知識，如果不加以應(yīng)用，也不會提高你的生活質(zhì)量。
所以，首先它取決于是什么樣的知識以及你如何使用它。
另外，知識有可能會對你的性格產(chǎn)生負面影響，從而影響你與他人的關(guān)系，例如，它使一些人變得以自我為中心、傲慢自大——這可能導(dǎo)致他們對自己過于滿意，極有可能使他們疏遠其他人，當(dāng)然，有些人很樂意如此，所以，對他們來說，這并不是什么壞事。

Eli Sockey
Knowledge separates humans from savage beasts. Civilization requires knowledge. Practical knowledge is for making or doing, theoretical knowledge is just for knowing, like this answer
Even “useless knowledge” has a value for we can learn from mistakes.
“I failed my way to success.” Thomas Edison. Something like,”I discovered thousands of things that DID NOT work.”

知識使人有別于野獸，文明需要知識，實踐知識是拿來做或用的，理論知識是用來知道的，就像這個答案。
即使是“無用的知識”也有價值，因為我們可以從錯誤中學(xué)習(xí)。
“我的成功之路是失敗的”托馬斯·愛迪生，比如，“ 我發(fā)現(xiàn)了成千上萬個沒用的東西?！?/b>