To be human is to be part of that conversation.

人就是社交的一部分
The centrality Aristotle ascribes to politics forces us to consider

亚里士多德的政治中心迫使我们
another question, namely what is the purpose of this

去考虑另外的问题也就是研究政治的
study?

目的
Why do we engage in it?

我们为什么从事这工作
At first glance, this seems to be overwhelmingly

乍看之下这是非常明显的
obvious--to gain more knowledge.

就是我们想要学到更多的知识
But knowledge of what and for what?

但是什么类型的知识呢为何而研究呢
Most people today are attracted to the study of politics because they

大部分的人被吸引到政治的研究当中是
are interested in things they've read about in newspapers

因为他们对报纸上电视上看到新闻
or seen on TV.

感兴趣
Things like elections, political leaders and parties,

像选举政治领袖或政治党派的问题