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English → Pt INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS. Level 9/10

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.

Submetidos a este teste, vários dos Diálogos Platônicos, de acordo com nossas ideias modernas, parecem ser deficientes, mas a deficiência não é prova de que foram compostos em épocas diferentes ou por mãos diferentes.

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.

E a suposição de que a República foi escrita ininterruptamente e por um esforço contínuo é em certa medida confirmada pelas numerosas referências de uma parte da obra a outra.

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.

O segundo título, 'Sobre a Justiça', não é aquele pelo qual a República é citada, nem por Aristóteles nem geralmente na Antiguidade, e, como os outros segundos títulos dos Diálogos Platônicos, pode portanto ser considerado de data 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 e outros perguntaram se a definição de justiça, que é o objetivo declarado, ou a construção do Estado é o argumento principal da 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.

A resposta é que os dois se fundem em um, e são duas faces da mesma verdade; pois a justiça é a ordem do Estado, e o Estado é a corporificação visível da justiça sob as condições da sociedade 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.

Um é a alma e o outro é o corpo, e o ideal grego do Estado, assim como do indivíduo, é uma mente sã em um corpo são.

In Hegelian phraseology the state is the reality of which justice is the idea.

Na fraseologia hegeliana, o Estado é a realidade da qual a justiça é a ideia.

Vocabulary

Submetidos
soob-meh-TEE-doosh — Subjected or submitted to something
a
ah — To, at, or the (feminine article)
este
EHS-chee — This (masculine demonstrative pronoun)
teste
TEHS-chee — A test or examination
vários
VAH-ree-oosh — Several or various items or people
dos
doosh — Contraction of de + os, meaning of the
Diálogos
dee-AH-loh-goosh — Dialogues or conversations between people
de
dee — Of, from, or by (preposition)
acordo
ah-KOR-doo — Agreement or accordance with something
com
kong — With (preposition indicating accompaniment)
nossas
NOH-sahsh — Our (feminine plural possessive pronoun)
ideias
ee-DAY-ahsh — Ideas or concepts held by someone
modernas
moh-DEHR-nahsh — Modern or contemporary in nature
parecem
pah-REH-seng — They seem or appear to be
ser
sehr — To be (permanent state verb)
deficientes
deh-fee-see-EHN-chees — Deficient, lacking, or inadequate in quality
mas
mahsh — But (conjunction showing contrast)
deficiência
deh-fee-see-EHN-see-ah — Deficiency or lack of something essential
não
nowng — No or not (negation word)
é
eh — Is (third person singular of ser)
prova
PROH-vah — Proof, evidence, or a test
que
kee — That, which, or what (conjunction/pronoun)
foram
FOH-rang — Were (past tense of ser/estar)
compostos
kom-POHS-toosh — Composed or written by someone
em
eng — In or at (preposition of location/time)
épocas
EH-poh-kahsh — Epochs or periods of historical time
diferentes
dee-feh-REHN-chees — Different or distinct from each other
ou
oh — Or (conjunction indicating alternatives)
por
por — By or through (preposition of agent)
mãos
mowngsh — Hands (plural noun)
E
ee — And (conjunction joining clauses)
suposição
soo-poh-zee-SOWNG — Supposition or assumption about something
República
heh-POO-blee-kah — Republic or Plato's philosophical work
escrita
esh-KREE-tah — Written (feminine past participle)
esforço
esh-FOR-soo — Effort or exertion toward a goal
contínuo
kon-CHEE-noo-oo — Continuous or unbroken over time
certa
SEHR-tah — Certain or sure (feminine adjective)
medida
meh-JEE-dah — Measure or extent of something
confirmada
kon-feer-MAH-dah — Confirmed or verified by evidence
pelas
PEH-lahsh — By the (feminine plural contraction)
numerosas
noo-meh-ROH-zahsh — Numerous or many in quantity
referências
heh-feh-REHN-see-ahsh — References or citations to something
uma
OO-mah — One or a (feminine indefinite article)
parte
PAR-chee — Part or portion of a whole
da
dah — Of the (feminine contraction de + a)
obra
OH-brah — Work, literary or artistic creation
outra
OH-trah — Another or other (feminine adjective)
O
oo — The (masculine singular definite article)
segundo
seh-GOON-doo — Second or according to (adjective/preposition)
título
CHEE-too-loo — Title of a book or work
'Sobre
SOH-bree — About or over (preposition)
Justiça'
zhoos-TEE-sah — Justice or fairness in society
aquele
ah-KEH-lee — That one (masculine demonstrative pronoun)
pelo
PEH-loo — By the (masculine contraction por + o)
qual
kwahl — Which or that (relative pronoun)
citada
see-TAH-dah — Cited or quoted by someone
nem
neng — Nor or not even (negative conjunction)
geralmente
zheh-rahl-MEHN-chee — Generally or usually in most cases
na
nah — In the (feminine contraction em + a)
Antiguidade
an-chee-gwee-DAH-jee — Antiquity or ancient historical period
como
KOH-moo — As, like, or how (conjunction/adverb)
os
oosh — The (masculine plural definite article)
outros
OH-troosh — Others or other ones (masculine plural)
segundos
seh-GOON-doosh — Seconds or second ones (plural noun)
títulos
CHEE-too-loosh — Titles of works or documents
pode
POH-jee — Can or is able to (verb)
portanto
por-TAHN-too — Therefore or thus (logical conclusion)
considerado
kon-see-deh-RAH-doo — Considered or regarded as something
data
DAH-tah — Date or a specific point in time
posterior
pohs-teh-ree-OR — Later or posterior in time or position
perguntaram
pehr-goon-TAH-rang — They asked or questioned someone about something
se
see — If or whether (conditional conjunction)
definição
deh-fee-nee-SOWNG — Definition or explanation of a concept
justiça
zhoos-TEE-sah — Justice or fairness as a principle
o
oo — The (masculine singular definite article)
objetivo
oh-bzheh-CHEE-voo — Objective or goal to be achieved
declarado
deh-klah-RAH-doo — Declared or stated openly by someone
construção
kons-troo-SOWNG — Construction or building of something
Estado
esh-TAH-doo — State or country as a political entity
argumento
ar-goo-MEHN-too — Argument or reasoning in a discussion
principal
preen-see-PAHL — Main or principal in importance
A
ah — The (feminine singular definite article)
resposta
heh-POHS-tah — Answer or response to a question
dois
doysh — Two (masculine numeral)
fundem
FOON-deng — They merge or fuse together
são
sowng — Are (third person plural of ser)
duas
DOO-ahsh — Two (feminine numeral)
faces
FAH-sees — Faces or sides of something
mesma
MEHZ-mah — Same (feminine adjective)
verdade
vehr-DAH-jee — Truth or reality of something
pois
poysh — Because or for (causal conjunction)
ordem
OR-deng — Order or organization of something
visível
vee-ZEE-vehl — Visible or able to be seen
sob
sohb — Under or beneath (preposition)
as
ahsh — The (feminine plural definite article)
condições
kon-dee-SOYNG-sh — Conditions or circumstances affecting something
sociedade
soh-see-eh-DAH-jee — Society or community of people living together
humana
oo-MAH-nah — Human (feminine adjective)
Um
oong — One or a (masculine indefinite article)
alma
AHL-mah — Soul or spirit of a person
outro
OH-troo — Another or the other one (masculine)
corpo
KOR-poo — Body (physical form of a person)
ideal
ee-deh-AHL — Ideal or perfect standard to achieve
grego
GREH-goo — Greek, relating to Greece or its culture
assim
ah-SING — Thus, so, or in this way
indivíduo
een-jee-VEE-doo-oo — Individual or single person in society
mente
MEHN-chee — Mind or intellect of a person
sawng — Healthy or sound (feminine adjective)
Na
nah — In the (feminine contraction em + a)
realidade
heh-ah-lee-DAH-jee — Reality or the actual state of things
ideia
ee-DAY-ah — Idea or concept in someone's mind
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