He says that if we are aware of our ignorance, then we are more susceptible to learning the truth that there are things we don't know. To be aware of our ignorance, we recognize that there are things we know and don't know. An artist is as unlikely to know all the details of a physics theorem as a physicist is to have experience creating art. This does not apply well to immoral actions. Although it is possible to make a mistake thinking that it is right, if you are aware of your ignorance, then you should recognize that when you perform an action, there is a possibility that it may be shameful. Being aware that an action could be moral or immoral means that if the action was performed anyway and it was wrong, that person voluntarily did something that had the possibility of being immoral for them. Since Socrates states that everyone should live a virtuous life, doing something that might be immoral would go against being virtuous since they should only try to do things that they know are right. This leads to the conclusion that if someone is aware of their ignorance, they are aware that they might do something wrong and it means that they can do wrong actions, knowing that there is a possibility that they are doing something wrong. Therefore, it does not follow that someone who is aware of their ignorance could do harm unknowingly. If someone made a mistake unknowingly, they would claim to think it was a right act and would not acknowledge their ignorance. From this it can be concluded that being aware of one's ignorance and not being able to do wrong knowingly cannot work together, leading to the idea that Socrates' statement about doing wrong is
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