Plato wrote the dialogues as a kind of learning device, as a tool to help the reader get better at doing philosophy.

柏拉图写下这些对话录,是为了将其作为一种助学方法,作为一种帮助读者,更好的掌握哲学的工具

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I mean the technology is, you know, it's a tool to help make a better movie,

我是说，技术是一种帮助我们拍更好的电影的一种工具，

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And again it makes sense if you think the dialogue is a kind of pedagogical tool to help you get better at philosophising.

而且如果你认为对话这本书,是一个教育学工具能帮你进行,哲学的研究推理，那就很有意义。

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