Directions : Each question comprises of a brief passage. Answer these questions based on what is presented or implied in the passage.Socrates believed that virtue is the outcome of knowledge and that evil is fundamentally ignorance. This is an early instance of the belief that the intellectual or rational is dominant in man and morally superior. Socrates’ point of view as described in the passage implies which of the following conclusions about evil people?a)They often dominate those who are morally superiorb)They are unable to achieve complete self knowledgec)They are ignorantd)They are inherently virtuous but incapable of showing it.Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

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Socrates believed that virtue is the outcome of knowledge and that evil is fundamentally ignorance. This is an early instance of the belief that the intellectual or rational is dominant in man and morally superior. Socrates’ point of view as described in the passage implies which of the following conclusions about evil people?

a)
They often dominate those who are morally superior
b)
They are unable to achieve complete self knowledge
c)
They are ignorant
d)
They are inherently virtuous but incapable of showing it.

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