How do we educate a statesman?

我们怎样培育一位政治家
How do we educate potential statesmen?

我们怎样培育一位潜在的政治家
What are its methods?

它的研究方法是什么
This is a question asked, you might say, of every mature science.

这是每一门成熟学科都必须要回答的问题
It is possession of a method that distinguishes a mature science from

拥有方法是区别一门成熟学科与其他
simply a jumble of facts, hearsay, inspired guesses,

仅是一堆杂乱的元素传闻的东西
or a random collection of insights and observations.

或是胡乱收集的观察结果的方法
Without a distinctive method for obtaining and organizing knowledge,

没有一种特别的方法去获取与整理知识
we are all just groping in the dark.

我们就仅仅是在黑暗中摸索般迷茫
So what is the distinctive method of Aristotle's Politics?

那亚里士多德的《政治学》的方法是什么
To some degree, Aristotle refuses to play the

在某种程度上亚里士多德对
methodologist's game.

方法论家的方法论抗拒