When Socrates says he's ignorant of the nature of justice, he is:
A) employing double-consciousness.
B) lying.
C) being ironic.
D) trying to develop his interlocutor's "second-sight."
E) Both A and D

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Socrates is using irony to suggest that he understands justice more deeply than his interlocutors do, by first acknowledging his own ignorance and then questioning them.

When Socrates Says He's Ignorant of the Nature of Justice