Topic > The Importance of Personal Knowledge - 1611

Pet owners can understand that their cats hold their tails straight as if they are happy only when they know the meaning of a certain behavior. Additionally, when a baby cries, it may be caused by hunger or attention rather than sadness. Individuals may not have similar emotions or memories that can help them understand the actions of others. On the other hand, individuals study new things with the help of their own knowledge. For example, scientists study the culture or history of other religions by comparing their own culture and history. When archaeologists discover a prehistoric tool, they think of the similar shape or material of tools used in some cultures they already knew. In light of this knowledge, they make conjectures. Siebert describes a mourning activity and burial rituals unique among elephant herds that consist of "conducting week-long vigils over the body, carefully covering it with dirt and brush, revisiting the bones for years afterward, caressing the bones with the trunks, often taking turns rubbing their trunks along the teeth of the lower jaw of a skull, as living elephants do in greeting” (355). to show individuals' respect and desire towards ancestors. When scientists see the similar behaviors of elephant herds, it is clear that elephants are a species that places emphasis on their community bonds and social interactions they can highlight the purpose of behavior by comparing it with the culture of human beings. However, sometimes, when individuals attempt to know others, they remain fixed in their own knowledge. Therefore, their limited knowledge becomes an obstacle that prevents them from understanding further. That is, “while