Is this a motive or a theme, by the way?

附带问一句,这是动机还是主题呢

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And again, recall this is the theme raised at the beginning of Book II by Adeimantus, who puts forward an idea of self-control, or what he calls self-guardianship as his goal.

不要忘了这个主题是在,第，II册一开始时由，Adeimantus，所提出，他带进了自控的概念，或他称为作为个人目标的自我守护。

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