It is only knowledge produced with difficulty that we truly value. To what extent do you agree with this statement?
valuable nonetheless.
Ethical knowledge is valuable though often times easily produced. Different people
have different perceptions of what is ethical and what isn’t. We do heavily rely on common
and widespread ethical beliefs, but our personal ethical beliefs are essentially what we act
upon. We decide for ourselves, whether we consider an action ethical or not. Children are
taught that animals are their friends from early on. They know that animals feel pain and
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emotions just as humans do, and that they deserve to be treated with kindness. Parents
share their personal knowledge on ethics using language, reason, emotions, intuition and
reason. That’s how the children learn about ethics. It doesn’t require higher education for