How do we know, if at all, that our behavior is ethical?

... How do we know, if at all, that our behavior is ethical? Candidate name: Anders Rasmussen Candidate number: D1099019 Subject: Theory of knowledge Topic number: Four Date: April 6, 2002 Word count: 1430 How do we know, if at all, that our behavior is ethical? As generally known there are great difficulties concerning this question. The problem really lies in defining the term ethics. Once this has been defined (assuming it is possible) answering the question above is rather simple. One only has to ask whether a behavior is in accordance with that definition or not. Hence in this essay I focus on defining ethics, as far as possible. Socrates was the one, who first introduced the concept of ethical philosophy by claiming that his slave boy, whom he had discovered actually was able to think on his own, should since he was human be treated in a humanitarian way. Many philosophers have since the ancient Greek civilization

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