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
different causes to which they may feel some attraction,

另外吸引人的原因还有
interested in wars and revolutions that they see or have heard about.

他们对所听说的战争与改革吸引了
It is to learn more about these things that we come to

研究政治我们便能够对这方面
the study of politics.

认识更多
It's as true now as it was in the time of Aristotle.

事实上亚里士多德的年代也是如此
Aristotle certainly recognized that the accumulation of political

亚里士多德也清楚意识到政治上的积累
knowledge, you might say the gathering of data,

你可以认为是收集资料