of philosophy and politics?

关于哲学和政治的统一
Anyway, philosophers are not purely thinking machines

无论如何哲学家不是纯粹的思维机器
but they are also human beings

他们也是这样的人类
composed of reason, spiritedness, and appetite.

拥有理性血气和欲望
Will not even philosophers, one might ask, given the possibility

有人可能会问哲学家若被给予
of absolute power be tempted to abuse their positions?

绝对权力是否也会滥用职权呢
Maybe, maybe not, who knows.

或许是或是不是谁知道呢
So these are the questions, these are at least among the questions

这些问题至少在这些问题
that Socrates or Plato, the author of the book,

苏格拉底和柏拉图书的作者
deliberately poses for us to consider.

将它们抛给我们来深思熟虑
So what is the doctrine of the philosopher-king intended to prove?

什么是哲学王蓄意证明的原则呢
Must the massive effort to construct the city in speech

是否必须化如此大的精力演说城市构建