Essay On Knowledge Of Knowledge

Knowledge produced with difficulty triggers our emotion and reason, allowing for the knowledge to hold greater value. Do we truly only value knowledge when it is produced with difficulty? Knowledge is information we gain through experiences. Value is how important something is to us, how we receive and utilize this knowledge. The target Way of Knowings I chose are Emotion and Reason. The first Way of Knowing is Emotion. Emotion works in conjunction with our ethics and how our personal experiences are influenced by emotional attachments. Emotion also affects the way we take in information The second Way of Knowing is Reason. We reason with our knowledge in different ways based on the type of information being taken in. Reason affects our intake

Knowledge that has more of a learning curve or requires us to adapt, allows us to respect and value the knowledge more. Most people possess common knowledge. As humans, we want what is harder to achieve; something that will allow us to receive valuable experience and memories, something that distinguishes us from the rest. Knowledge with a learning curve allows us to experience more, ultimately gaining knowledge that we would not receive if the knowledge were not difficult to acquire. Different backgrounds, concerning ethics allow for knowledge to be taken in in different ways, as we react differently. An example of this argument is traveling to another country. Traveling to another country allows for an individual to intake new culture, traditions, traditional foods, and way of life--perhaps even a language or religion. Being submerged in an entire different country requires an adaptation. Ethics and emotion are prominent in this area. Emotion affects the way information is received. Interaction with natives from a certain place allows us to gain from their perspective on certain topics, allows us to accept these point of views, becoming open minded and gaining this value for knowledge. Perhaps experiencing something that we are not accustomed to would result in strong emotions, perhaps confusion, anger, or sadness. This emotion is an example of difficulty we go through to acquire knowledge. Being in a country different from ours allows us to reflect. For example, if one were to visit an underdeveloped country, this would trigger emotion and allow for reflection. This reflection ultimately leads to the value of knowledge because it is knowledge produced with difficulty. This concept also affects ethics. Knowledge produced with difficulty could question ethics due to the learning curve. Nonetheless, if our ethics remain resistible to