This text critically re-evaluates the traditional concept of knowledge based on the strict separation between subject and object. The author argues that this conventional view is merely an artificial construction of an external observer that does not reflect actual experience. Instead, the real process of cognition begins within consciousness itself, which must first organize its own disordered contents. This organization is not purely theoretical; it requires physical activity and the gradual accumulation of experience through practical trial and error. For knowledge to move beyond mere routine, it is essential for consciousness to possess the capacity for reflection. Reflection is defined here as the act by which consciousness relates to itself and becomes aware of its own process of perception. The essay concludes that the ability of consciousness to reflect upon itself is a fundamental and necessary prerequisite for any authentic understanding of the external world, beings, and objects. Knowledge is thus inherently linked to self-awareness and the active organization of subjective experience.