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.
Los dos filósofos tenían más en común de lo que eran conscientes; y probablemente algunos elementos de Platón permanecen aún sin detectar en Aristóteles.
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.
En la filosofía inglesa también pueden rastrearse muchas afinidades, no solo en las obras de los platónicos de Cambridge, sino en grandes escritores originales como Berkeley o Coleridge, con Platón y sus ideas.
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.
Que existe una verdad superior a la experiencia, de la cual la mente da testimonio a sí misma, es una convicción que en nuestra propia generación ha sido afirmada con entusiasmo, y que quizás está ganando terreno.
Of the Greek authors who at the Renaissance brought a new life into the world Plato has had the greatest influence.
De los autores griegos que en el Renacimiento trajeron una nueva vida al mundo, Platón ha sido el que mayor influencia ha ejercido.
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.
La República de Platón es también el primer tratado sobre educación, del cual los escritos de Milton y Locke, Rousseau, Jean Paul y Goethe son los legítimos descendientes.
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.
Como Dante o Bunyan, tiene una revelación de otra vida; como Bacon, está profundamente impresionado por la unidad del conocimiento; en la Iglesia primitiva ejerció una influencia real en la teología, y en el Renacimiento literario en la política.
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.
Incluso los fragmentos de sus palabras cuando son «repetidos de segunda mano» (Symp. 215 D) han arrebatado en todas las épocas los corazones de los hombres, quienes han visto reflejada en ellos su propia naturaleza superior.
He is the father of idealism in philosophy, in politics, in literature.
Él es el padre del idealismo en la filosofía, en la política, en la literatura.
Vocabulary
- Los
- The (plural masculine article)
- dos
- Two (number)
- filósofos
- Philosophers (people who study philosophy)
- tenían
- Had (past tense of tener)
- más
- More (comparative adjective or adverb)
- en
- In, on (preposition indicating location)
- común
- Common (shared by two or more)
- de
- Of, from (preposition showing possession)
- lo
- It (neuter pronoun or article)
- que
- That, which (relative pronoun)
- eran
- Were (past tense of ser)
- conscientes
- Aware, conscious (adjective)
- probablemente
- Probably (adverb indicating likelihood)
- algunos
- Some, several (indefinite pronoun)
- elementos
- Elements, components (noun)
- permanecen
- Remain, stay (present tense of permanecer)
- aún
- Still, yet (adverb)
- sin
- Without (preposition)
- detectar
- Detect, discover (verb)
- En
- In (preposition indicating location)
- la
- The (singular feminine article)
- filosofía
- Philosophy (study of knowledge and existence)
- inglesa
- English (adjective, feminine form)
- también
- Also, too (adverb)
- pueden
- Can, are able (present tense of poder)
- rastrearse
- Be traced, be tracked (passive infinitive)
- muchas
- Many (plural feminine)
- afinidades
- Affinities, similarities (noun)
- no
- No, not (negation)
- solo
- Only, sole (adjective or adverb)
- las
- The (plural feminine article)
- obras
- Works, creations (noun)
- los
- The (plural masculine article)
- platónicos
- Platonic (adjective, relating to Plato)
- sino
- But rather (conjunction)
- grandes
- Great, large (adjective)
- escritores
- Writers, authors (noun)
- originales
- Original, creative (adjective)
- como
- Like, as (preposition or conjunction)
- con
- With (preposition)
- sus
- Their, his, her (possessive adjective)
- ideas
- Ideas, thoughts (noun)
- Que
- That (relative pronoun or conjunction)
- existe
- Exists (present tense of existir)
- una
- A, one (indefinite feminine article)
- verdad
- Truth (noun)
- superior
- Superior, higher (adjective)
- experiencia
- Experience (noun)
- cual
- Which, what (relative pronoun)
- mente
- Mind (noun)
- da
- Gives (present tense of dar)
- testimonio
- Testimony, witness (noun)
- sí
- Itself, himself, herself (reflexive pronoun)
- misma
- Same, itself (adjective)
- es
- Is (present tense of ser)
- convicción
- Conviction, belief (noun)
- nuestra
- Our (possessive adjective, feminine)
- propia
- Own (adjective)
- generación
- Generation (noun)
- ha
- Has (present tense of haber)
- sido
- Been (past participle of ser)
- afirmada
- Affirmed, stated (past participle)
- entusiasmo
- Enthusiasm (noun)
- quizás
- Perhaps, maybe (adverb)
- está
- Is (present tense of estar)
- ganando
- Winning, gaining (present participle)
- terreno
- Ground, terrain, field (noun)
- De
- Of, from (preposition)
- autores
- Authors (noun)
- griegos
- Greek (adjective or noun)
- el
- The (masculine singular article)
- Renacimiento
- Renaissance (historical period)
- trajeron
- Brought (past tense of traer)
- nueva
- New (feminine adjective)
- vida
- Life (noun)
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