The Republic — Page 11
Tried by this test, several of the Platonic Dialogues, according to our modern ideas, appear to be defective, but the deficiency is no proof that they were composed at different times or by different hands.
Sometidos a esta prueba, varios de los Diálogos Platónicos, según nuestras ideas modernas, parecen ser defectuosos, pero la deficiencia no es prueba de que fueron compuestos en diferentes épocas o por diferentes manos.
And the supposition that the Republic was written uninterruptedly and by a continuous effort is in some degree confirmed by the numerous references from one part of the work to another.
Y la suposición de que la República fue escrita de manera ininterrumpida y mediante un esfuerzo continuo está confirmada en cierta medida por las numerosas referencias de una parte de la obra a otra.
The second title, 'Concerning Justice,' is not the one by which the Republic is quoted, either by Aristotle or generally in antiquity, and, like the other second titles of the Platonic Dialogues, may therefore be assumed to be of later date.
El segundo título, 'Acerca de la Justicia', no es aquel por el cual se cita la República, ni por Aristóteles ni generalmente en la antigüedad, y, al igual que los otros segundos títulos de los Diálogos Platónicos, puede por tanto suponerse que es de fecha posterior.
Morgenstern and others have asked whether the definition of justice, which is the professed aim, or the construction of the State is the principal argument of the work.
Morgenstern y otros han preguntado si la definición de justicia, que es el objetivo declarado, o la construcción del Estado es el argumento principal de la obra.
The answer is, that the two blend in one, and are two faces of the same truth; for justice is the order of the State, and the State is the visible embodiment of justice under the conditions of human society.
La respuesta es que los dos se funden en uno, y son dos caras de la misma verdad; pues la justicia es el orden del Estado, y el Estado es la encarnación visible de la justicia bajo las condiciones de la sociedad humana.
The one is the soul and the other is the body, and the Greek ideal of the State, as of the individual, is a fair mind in a fair body.
El uno es el alma y el otro es el cuerpo, y el ideal griego del Estado, al igual que el del individuo, es una mente noble en un cuerpo noble.
In Hegelian phraseology the state is the reality of which justice is the idea.
En la fraseología hegeliana, el Estado es la realidad de la cual la justicia es la idea.
Vocabulary
- Sometidos
- Subjected or submitted to something.
- esta
- This (feminine singular demonstrative pronoun).
- prueba
- Proof, evidence, or test.
- varios
- Several or various; more than two.
- de
- Of, from, or belonging to.
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article).
- Diálogos
- Dialogues or conversations between characters.
- Platónicos
- Platonic; relating to Plato's philosophy.
- según
- According to or as stated by.
- nuestras
- Our (feminine plural possessive adjective).
- ideas
- Ideas or thoughts; concepts.
- modernas
- Modern or contemporary in style.
- parecen
- They seem or appear to be.
- ser
- To be; essential nature or existence.
- defectuosos
- Defective or faulty; having flaws.
- pero
- But; used to introduce contrast.
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article).
- deficiencia
- Deficiency or lack of something.
- no
- No or not; negation.
- es
- Is (third person singular of ser).
- que
- That or which; relative pronoun.
- fueron
- Were; past tense of ser.
- compuestos
- Composed or written; made up of.
- en
- In or at a location or time.
- diferentes
- Different or distinct from one another.
- épocas
- Epochs or periods of time.
- por
- By; through or for a reason.
- manos
- Hands; workers or creators.
- suposición
- Supposition or assumption; supposed idea.
- República
- Republic; state governed by people.
- fue
- Was; past tense of ser.
- escrita
- Written; past participle of escribir.
- manera
- Manner, way, or method of doing.
- ininterrumpida
- Uninterrupted; continuous without breaks.
- mediante
- By means of; through or using.
- un
- A or one; indefinite article.
- esfuerzo
- Effort or hard work required.
- continuo
- Continuous or ongoing without interruption.
- está
- Is; third person singular of estar.
- confirmada
- Confirmed or verified as true.
- cierta
- Certain or sure; specific one.
- medida
- Measure or extent of something.
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article).
- numerosas
- Numerous or many; great in quantity.
- referencias
- References or mentions to other works.
- una
- A or one; feminine indefinite article.
- parte
- Part or portion of something.
- obra
- Work or literary composition.
- otra
- Other or another; feminine form.
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article).
- segundo
- Second; the one after first.
- título
- Title of a work or name.
- Acerca
- About; concerning a specific subject.
- Justicia
- Justice; fairness and moral rightness.
- aquel
- That; distant demonstrative pronoun masculine.
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article).
- cual
- Which or that; relative pronoun.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself or itself.
- cita
- Cited or mentioned; quotation.
- ni
- Nor; neither in negation.
- generalmente
- Generally or usually; in most cases.
- antigüedad
- Antiquity or ancient times of history.
- al
- To the; contraction of a+el.
- igual
- Equal or same; alike.
- otros
- Other or others; masculine plural.
- segundos
- Seconds; plural of segundo.
- títulos
- Titles; plural of título.
- puede
- Can or may; third person singular.
- tanto
- So much or as much as.
- suponerse
- To be supposed or assumed.
- fecha
- Date or point in time.
- posterior
- Posterior or later in time.
- han
- Have; third person plural of haber.
- preguntado
- Asked or questioned; past participle.
- si
- If; conditional conjunction.
- definición
- Definition or explanation of meaning.
- objetivo
- Objective or goal to achieve.
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