and this back and forth between himself

及前前后后被其称作
and the man he calls this comic poet.

喜剧诗人的人的交锋
The core of this quarrel between the philosopher and the poet,

这场争论在诗歌与哲学之间
between Socrates and Aristophanes is not just an aesthetic judgment

在苏格拉底和阿里斯托芬之间其核心并非单纯的美学判断
or it is not simply an aesthetic quarrel it is,

或者说这并非简单的美学争论
again, deeply political or at least has something very political

这之中有很深的政治含义至少有一些政治东西
about it.

掺杂在里头
It gets to the essence of the question of who is best equipped to

问题的本质在于谁最有资格去
educate future generations of citizens and civic leaders.

教育未来一代公民和公民领袖
Are the philosophers or are the poets, you might say,

你也许会说哲学家或诗人是真正的
the true legislators for mankind, if you want to use Shelley's dictum?

人类的立法者吗如果你想用雪莱的名言的话
Which one legislates for mankind at the time of Socrates?

谁是苏格拉底时代人类的立法者