That is to say, plays, in which various characters sit around or stand around and argue about philosophical positions.

即,以戏剧为表现方式,其间各种人物悠闲地或坐或站,集聚一块儿,探讨各种哲学观点

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The work is not, in a sense, written simply as a sort of timeless philosophical treatise, but as a dramatic dialogue with a setting, a cast of characters and a firm location in time and place.

但本书的著作目的，不仅是,永恒的的哲学论述，更是戏剧性的对话，内含场景，人物,及一个确切时间与位置。

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