The Republic — Page 1
The Republic of Plato is the longest of his works with the exception of the Laws, and is certainly the greatest of them.
La República de Platón es la más extensa de sus obras, con la excepción de las Leyes, y es sin duda la más grande de todas ellas.
There are nearer approaches to modern metaphysics in the Philebus and in the Sophist; the Politicus or Statesman is more ideal; the form and institutions of the State are more clearly drawn out in the Laws; as works of art, the Symposium and the Protagoras are of higher excellence.
Hay aproximaciones más cercanas a la metafísica moderna en el Filebo y en el Sofista; el Político o Estadista es más ideal; la forma y las instituciones del Estado están más claramente desarrolladas en las Leyes; como obras de arte, el Simposio y el Protágoras son de mayor excelencia.
But no other Dialogue of Plato has the same largeness of view and the same perfection of style; no other shows an equal knowledge of the world, or contains more of those thoughts which are new as well as old, and not of one age only but of all.
Pero ningún otro Diálogo de Platón posee la misma amplitud de visión y la misma perfección de estilo; ningún otro muestra un conocimiento igual del mundo, ni contiene más de aquellos pensamientos que son tan nuevos como antiguos, y que no pertenecen a una sola época sino a todas.
Nowhere in Plato is there a deeper irony or a greater wealth of humour or imagery, or more dramatic power.
En ningún otro lugar de Platón se encuentra una ironía más profunda, ni una mayor riqueza de humor o de imágenes, ni un poder dramático más intenso.
Nor in any other of his writings is the attempt made to interweave life and speculation, or to connect politics with philosophy.
Tampoco en ningún otro de sus escritos se realiza el intento de entrelazar la vida y la especulación, o de vincular la política con la filosofía.
The Republic is the centre around which the other Dialogues may be grouped; here philosophy reaches the highest point (cp, especially in Books V, VI, VII) to which ancient thinkers ever attained.
La República es el centro en torno al cual pueden agruparse los demás Diálogos; aquí la filosofía alcanza el punto más alto (cf., especialmente en los Libros V, VI, VII) al que jamás llegaron los pensadores antiguos.
Plato among the Greeks, like Bacon among the moderns, was the first who conceived a method of knowledge, although neither of them always distinguished the bare outline or form from the substance of truth; and both of them had to be content with an abstraction of science which was not yet realized.
Platón entre los griegos, al igual que Bacon entre los modernos, fue el primero en concebir un método del conocimiento, aunque ninguno de los dos distinguió siempre el esquema o la forma escueta de la sustancia de la verdad; y ambos tuvieron que conformarse con una abstracción de la ciencia que aún no había sido realizada.
Vocabulary
- República
- Republic; a form of democratic government
- Platón
- Plato; ancient Greek philosopher
- más
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most'
- extensa
- Extensive or lengthy in scope or length
- obras
- Works; literary, artistic, or philosophical creations
- excepción
- Exception; something excluded from a general rule
- Leyes
- Laws; rules established by authority or custom
- duda
- Doubt; uncertainty about something
- grande
- Great or large in size, importance, or quality
- Hay
- There is or there are; indicates existence
- aproximaciones
- Approximations; approaches or close representations of something
- cercanas
- Close or near in relation to something else
- metafísica
- Metaphysics; branch of philosophy studying fundamental reality
- moderna
- Modern; relating to the present or recent times
- Filebo
- Philebus; a philosophical dialogue by Plato
- Sofista
- Sophist; a philosopher or one who uses clever arguments
- Político
- Political; relating to politics or statecraft
- Estadista
- Statesman; a skilled and respected political leader
- ideal
- Ideal; representing the best possible standard
- forma
- Form; shape, structure, or manner of something
- instituciones
- Institutions; established organizations or social structures
- Estado
- State; a politically organized community or government
- claramente
- Clearly; in a way that is easy to understand
- desarrolladas
- Developed; elaborated or worked out in detail
- arte
- Art; creative expression or skilled craft
- Simposio
- Symposium; Plato's dialogue on the nature of love
- Protágoras
- Protagoras; a Platonic dialogue about virtue and sophistry
- mayor
- Greater or higher in degree, size, or importance
- excelencia
- Excellence; outstanding quality or superiority
- ningún
- No or not any; negates the noun it modifies
- Diálogo
- Dialogue; a conversation or philosophical written discussion
- posee
- Possesses; has or owns something
- amplitud
- Breadth or scope; wide range of coverage
- visión
- Vision; the ability to see or a broad perspective
- perfección
- Perfection; the state of being flawless or ideal
- estilo
- Style; a distinctive manner of expression or form
- muestra
- Shows or demonstrates; displays evidence of something
- conocimiento
- Knowledge; understanding or awareness of something
- igual
- Equal; the same in quantity, quality, or degree
- mundo
- World; the earth or human society at large
- ni
- Nor; negative conjunction connecting two alternatives
- contiene
- Contains; holds or includes something within itself
- aquellos
- Those; refers to distant or previously mentioned things
- pensamientos
- Thoughts; ideas or reflections formed in the mind
- tan
- So or as; used in comparisons of degree
- antiguos
- Ancient or old; belonging to a remote past
- pertenecen
- Belong; are part of or associated with something
- sola
- Alone or single; only one, without others
- época
- Era or epoch; a distinct period of history
- sino
- But rather; used to introduce a contrasting idea
- lugar
- Place; a specific location or position
- encuentra
- Finds or is found; encounters or is located
- ironía
- Irony; expressing meaning opposite to literal words
- profunda
- Deep or profound; having great depth or intensity
- riqueza
- Richness or wealth; abundance of valuable qualities
- humor
- Humor; quality of being amusing or comical
- imágenes
- Images; mental or visual representations of things
- poder
- Power; ability, force, or authority over something
- dramático
- Dramatic; striking, intense, or relating to drama
- intenso
- Intense; extreme in strength, degree, or feeling
- Tampoco
- Neither or not either; negative addition to a statement
- escritos
- Writings; texts or documents that have been written
- realiza
- Carries out or performs; accomplishes an action
- intento
- Attempt; an effort to do or achieve something
- entrelazar
- To intertwine or weave together different elements
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive or one's existence
- especulación
- Speculation; abstract reasoning or theoretical thinking
- vincular
- To link or connect; to establish a bond between things
- política
- Politics; activities relating to governance and power
- filosofía
- Philosophy; study of fundamental questions about existence
- centro
- Center; the middle point around which things gather
- torno
- Around; used in 'en torno a' meaning 'around'
- cual
- Which; relative pronoun referring to a thing or idea
- agruparse
- To group together; to gather around a common point
- demás
- The rest or the others; remaining members of a group
- Diálogos
- Dialogues; Plato's philosophical conversational writings
- alcanza
- Reaches or attains; achieves a level or goal
- punto
- Point; a specific moment, place, or level
- alto
- High; elevated in position, level, or quality
- especialmente
- Especially; to a greater degree than usual
- Libros
- Books; major divisions of a long written work
- jamás
- Never; at no time, used for strong negation
- llegaron
- Arrived or reached; past tense of 'llegar'
- pensadores
- Thinkers; people who engage in deep intellectual thought
- griegos
- Greeks; people from or relating to ancient Greece
- modernos
- Modern ones; people or things of the modern era
- primero
- First; the one coming before all others
- concebir
- To conceive; to form or develop an idea mentally
- método
- Method; a systematic procedure for achieving a goal
- aunque
- Although or even though; introduces a concession
- ninguno
- None or neither; not one of a group
- distinguió
- Distinguished; told apart or differentiated clearly
- siempre
- Always; at all times without exception
- esquema
- Scheme or outline; a structured plan or diagram
- escueta
- Concise or bare; stripped down without extra detail
- sustancia
- Substance; essential matter or underlying reality
- verdad
- Truth; the quality of being in accordance with reality
- ambos
- Both; referring to two things or people together
- tuvieron
- Had; third person plural past tense of 'tener'
- conformarse
- To conform or be content; to settle for something
- abstracción
- Abstraction; a concept detached from concrete reality
- ciencia
- Science; systematic study of the natural world
- aún
- Still or yet; indicates something continues or remains
- había
- Had; imperfect form of 'haber' indicating past state
- realizada
- Realized or carried out; completed or made actual
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