ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique knowledge dilemma. What do we know? What don’t we know? What do we not even know we don’t know? While we are in the midst of the global COVID-19 crisis, this article attempts to make sense of the pandemic from a knowledge perspective. An analysis based on the classic four-quadrant ‘conscious–competence’ framework examines the current state of the COVID-19 crisis. It draws on qualitative current media reporting limited to international, fact-checked coverage of the pandemic. The focus of the analysis is on the first quadrimester of 2020, during which the pandemic made its first appearance. The analysis highlights key junctures along the evolving knowledge trajectory. The article posits that while progress is evident on many fronts, we are as yet primarily in the ‘conscious – ignorance’ learning stage in which a knowledge base-line is in the process of being established.

摘要

COVID-19 大流行呈现出独特的知识困境。我们知道什么？我们不知道什么？我们甚至不知道我们不知道什么？虽然我们正处于全球 COVID-19 危机之中，但本文试图从知识的角度来理解这一流行病。基于经典四象限“意识-能力”框架的分析检查了 COVID-19 危机的当前状态。它借鉴了当前媒体的定性报道，仅限于对大流行病的国际、经过事实核查的报道。分析的重点是 2020 年的第一个季度，在此期间大流行首次出现。分析强调了知识发展轨迹上的关键节点。文章认为，虽然在许多方面取得了明显的进步，