Callicles tells Socrates "Philosophy is a pretty toy if one indulges in it with moderation at the right time of life.
他告诉苏格拉底,如果一个人在年轻时代,有节制地享受哲学的乐趣,那自然大有裨益。
So Callicles is really saying to Socrates "Quit philosophizing, get real, go to business school."
言外之意则是,放弃哲学,现实一点,去读商学院吧“
And you see this, going back to Socrates, there's a dialogue, the Gorgias, in which one of Socrates' friends, Callicles, tries to talk him out of philosophizing.
追溯到苏格拉底时代,就有这样一段对话,在《高尔吉亚篇》中,苏格拉底的一位朋友,卡里克利斯,试图说服苏格拉底放弃哲学思考。
Take my advice," Callicles says, "abandon argument.
听我劝吧,卡里克利斯说,收起你的辩论。
And Callicles did have a point.
卡里克利斯说得确有道理。
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