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The organization of knowledge is not neutral with respect to that knowledge. What we know of something is reflected in the way in which we express it. This is seen, for example, in the act of speaking or writing. When we are trying to say something of which we are not sure, we are hesitant and groping. We look for a way to organize what we want to say, and this organization reflects what we will say and what we will not say. On a deeper level, it reflects what we can say because of what we know and what we cannot say because of what we do not know. The organization of knowledge, then, is in one sense the knowledge, and knowledge is in one sense its organization.

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