all of the things that violate every decent, human taboo--incest,

一切违背正途行为的惩戒
the beating of one's parents, all these kinds of things.

禁忌乱伦殴打父母诸如此类的事
Socrates is presented as exhibiting kind of a corrosive skepticism

阿里斯托芬对苏格拉底指控的核心
which is at the core of Aristophanes' charge against him.

正是剧中苏格拉底显示出的类腐蚀性的怀疑态度
To make a long story short, the play concludes with Socrates'

长话短说这出戏剧以苏格拉底的思想所
think tank being burned to the ground by a disgruntled disciple.

在广场上被不满门徒烧掉告终
An object lesson for all later professors, I would say,

在我想对那些胡乱教学的教授说
who teach nonsense.

殷鉴不远啊
Don't get any ideas.

别想太多
Take a match to the department.

别真把火柴带到系里
So, how accurate is that picture of Socrates, the man who investigates

那么戏中的苏格拉底一个天上地下无所不查的人
the things aloft and the things under the ground?

到底有几分可信度呢