The Republic — Page 5
The two philosophers had more in common than they were conscious of; and probably some elements of Plato remain still undetected in Aristotle.
Die beiden Philosophen hatten mehr gemeinsam, als ihnen bewusst war; und wahrscheinlich sind einige Elemente Platons in Aristoteles noch immer unentdeckt.
In English philosophy too, many affinities may be traced, not only in the works of the Cambridge Platonists, but in great original writers like Berkeley or Coleridge, to Plato and his ideas.
Auch in der englischen Philosophie lassen sich viele Verwandtschaften aufspüren, nicht nur in den Werken der Cambridger Platoniker, sondern auch bei großen originellen Denkern wie Berkeley oder Coleridge, zu Platon und seinen Ideen.
That there is a truth higher than experience, of which the mind bears witness to herself, is a conviction which in our own generation has been enthusiastically asserted, and is perhaps gaining ground.
Dass es eine Wahrheit gibt, die höher ist als die Erfahrung, von der der Geist sich selbst Zeugnis gibt, ist eine Überzeugung, die in unserer eigenen Generation enthusiastisch vertreten worden ist und vielleicht an Boden gewinnt.
Of the Greek authors who at the Renaissance brought a new life into the world Plato has had the greatest influence.
Von den griechischen Autoren, die in der Renaissance neues Leben in die Welt brachten, hatte Platon den größten Einfluss.
The Republic of Plato is also the first treatise upon education, of which the writings of Milton and Locke, Rousseau, Jean Paul, and Goethe are the legitimate descendants.
Platons Staat ist auch die erste Abhandlung über Erziehung, deren legitime Nachfolger die Schriften von Milton und Locke, Rousseau, Jean Paul und Goethe sind.
Like Dante or Bunyan, he has a revelation of another life; like Bacon, he is profoundly impressed with the unity of knowledge; in the early Church he exercised a real influence on theology, and at the Revival of Literature on politics.
Wie Dante oder Bunyan hat er eine Offenbarung eines anderen Lebens; wie Bacon ist er tief beeindruckt von der Einheit des Wissens; in der frühen Kirche übte er einen echten Einfluss auf die Theologie aus, und bei der Wiederbelebung der Literatur auf die Politik.
Even the fragments of his words when 'repeated at second-hand' (Symp. 215 D) have in all ages ravished the hearts of men, who have seen reflected in them their own higher nature.
Selbst die Bruchstücke seiner Worte, wenn sie „aus zweiter Hand wiederholt" werden (Symp. 215 D), haben in allen Zeitaltern die Herzen der Menschen entzückt, die in ihnen ihre eigene höhere Natur widergespiegelt sahen.
He is the father of idealism in philosophy, in politics, in literature.
Er ist der Vater des Idealismus in der Philosophie, in der Politik, in der Literatur.
Vocabulary
- beiden
- Both, referring to two people or things
- Philosophen
- Philosophers, thinkers who study fundamental questions
- hatten
- Had, past tense of haben (to have)
- mehr
- More, a greater quantity or degree
- gemeinsam
- In common, shared between two or more parties
- als
- Than or as, used in comparisons
- ihnen
- Them, dative pronoun referring to previously mentioned people
- bewusst
- Aware or conscious of something
- war
- Was, past tense singular of sein (to be)
- wahrscheinlich
- Probably, indicating something is likely true
- sind
- Are, present tense plural of sein (to be)
- einige
- Some, a few unspecified members of a group
- Elemente
- Elements, basic or essential components of something
- noch
- Still or yet, indicating continuation of a state
- immer
- Always or still, indicating persistence over time
- unentdeckt
- Undiscovered, not yet found or identified
- Auch
- Also or even, adding to a previous statement
- englischen
- English, adjective referring to England or its culture
- Philosophie
- Philosophy, the study of fundamental questions about existence
- lassen
- Let or allow, also used reflexively to express possibility
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning oneself or themselves
- viele
- Many, a large number of people or things
- Verwandtschaften
- Affinities or kinships, close relationships or similarities
- aufspüren
- To trace or detect, to find something hidden
- nur
- Only or just, limiting a statement to one thing
- Werken
- Works, artistic or literary creations by an author
- Platoniker
- Platonists, followers of Plato's philosophical tradition
- sondern
- But rather, used after a negation to correct it
- bei
- By or with, preposition indicating proximity or association
- großen
- Great, adjective describing someone of exceptional importance
- originellen
- Original, having a uniquely creative or novel quality
- Denkern
- Thinkers, people who engage in deep intellectual thought
- wie
- Like or as, used for comparisons or examples
- seinen
- His, possessive pronoun in accusative/dative case
- Ideen
- Ideas, concepts or thoughts, especially Plato's theory of forms
- Dass
- That, conjunction introducing a subordinate clause
- Wahrheit
- Truth, that which is factually or philosophically correct
- gibt
- Gives or there is, present tense of geben
- höher
- Higher, comparative of hoch, above a certain level
- Erfahrung
- Experience, knowledge gained through practice or observation
- Geist
- Spirit or mind, intellect or spiritual essence
- selbst
- Self or itself, emphasizing identity or independence
- Zeugnis
- Testimony or witness, evidence or record of something
- Überzeugung
- Conviction or belief, a firmly held personal opinion
- unserer
- Our, genitive/dative form of the possessive pronoun
- eigenen
- Own, emphasizing personal possession or individual identity
- Generation
- Generation, a group of people born in same era
- enthusiastisch
- Enthusiastically, with great eagerness and passion
- vertreten
- Represented or advocated, supported and promoted a cause
- worden
- Been, past participle used in passive constructions
- vielleicht
- Perhaps or maybe, expressing possibility or uncertainty
- Boden
- Ground or floor, also metaphorically meaning territory or foothold
- gewinnt
- Gains or wins, present tense of gewinnen
- griechischen
- Greek, adjective referring to ancient or modern Greece
- Autoren
- Authors, people who write books or literary works
- Renaissance
- Renaissance, European cultural revival of the 14th–17th centuries
- neues
- New, adjective in neuter form indicating novelty
- Leben
- Life, existence or a living being's vital force
- Welt
- World, the entire earth or a specific domain
- brachten
- Brought, past tense plural of bringen (to bring)
- hatte
- Had, past tense singular of haben (to have)
- größten
- Greatest, superlative of groß, the most significant
- Einfluss
- Influence, the power to affect others or situations
- Staat
- State or republic, a political community or government
- erste
- First, ordinal number indicating the beginning position
- Abhandlung
- Treatise, a formal written work on a subject
- über
- About or over, preposition indicating topic or position
- Erziehung
- Education or upbringing, the process of raising children
- deren
- Whose or their, genitive relative or possessive pronoun
- legitime
- Legitimate, lawful or rightfully accepted successors
- Nachfolger
- Successors, people or works following in a tradition
- Schriften
- Writings, written works or texts by an author
- Wie
- Like or how, used for comparison or inquiry
- hat
- Has, third-person singular present of haben
- Offenbarung
- Revelation, a divine or surprising disclosure of truth
- anderen
- Other or another, referring to a different entity
- Lebens
- Life's, genitive form of Leben (life)
- tief
- Deep or deeply, indicating profound intensity or depth
- beeindruckt
- Impressed, strongly affected by something remarkable
- Einheit
- Unity, the state of being combined into one whole
- Wissens
- Knowledge's, genitive of Wissen, accumulated information
- frühen
- Early, adjective referring to an early period or stage
- Kirche
- Church, a Christian religious institution or building
- übte
- Exerted or practiced, past tense of üben
- echten
- Genuine or real, adjective meaning authentic influence
- auf
- On or onto, preposition indicating surface or direction
- Theologie
- Theology, the study of religion and divine nature
- aus
- Out of or from, preposition indicating origin or exit
- Wiederbelebung
- Revival, the act of bringing something back to life
- Literatur
- Literature, written works of artistic or intellectual value
- Politik
- Politics, the activity of governance and public affairs
- Selbst
- Self or even, used for emphasis or referring to oneself
- Bruchstücke
- Fragments, broken pieces or incomplete portions of something
- seiner
- His, genitive/dative form of the possessive pronoun sein
- Worte
- Words, spoken or written expressions of language
- wenn
- When or if, conjunction introducing a conditional clause
- zweiter
- Second, ordinal adjective indicating the second position
- Hand
- Hand, body part or used in phrases like secondhand
- wiederholt
- Repeated, said or done again multiple times
- haben
- Have, infinitive or plural present of to have
- allen
- All, dative plural form of alle meaning every
- Zeitaltern
- Ages or eras, distinct historical periods of time
- Herzen
- Hearts, plural of Herz, center of emotion and feeling
- Menschen
- People or humans, plural of Mensch (person)
- entzückt
- Delighted or enchanted, filled with great pleasure
- ihre
- Their or her, possessive pronoun in German
- eigene
- Own, indicating personal possession or individual nature
- höhere
- Higher, comparative adjective suggesting elevated nature
- Natur
- Nature, the essential character or the natural world
- widergespiegelt
- Reflected, mirrored back an image or quality
- sahen
- Saw, past tense plural of sehen (to see)
- Vater
- Father, a male parent or founding figure
- Idealismus
- Idealism, philosophical belief that reality is mentally constructed
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