It would seem that the needs of philosophy are quite different from the demands or requirements of political rule.

哲学的需求,看似十分不同于,政治生活的需求与必备条件。

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It's a very different kind of crafting, but yet it does replace reality in a similar way, or it makes demands on reality that push the real back.

是一种很不一样的工艺，却以同样的方式代替了现实，或者对现实提出要求。

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