進行一年半的線上讀書會，今天開始閱讀Plato's Republic Book 1古希臘文原文囉！
11/30/2022
11/24/2022
如果你不願參與統治，最大的損失，就是會被更差的人統治！
看到里唯呼籲大家回家投票的影片。其實柏拉圖說的是：如果你不願參與統治，最大的損失（也可以翻譯為處罰）就是會被更差的人統治。
τῆς δὲ ζημίας μεγίστη τὸ ὑπὸ πονηροτέρου ἄρχεσθαι, ἐὰν μὴ αὐτὸς ἐθέλῃ ἄρχειν. (Republic Book 1, 347c)
什麼是「統治」（ἄρχειν）？依照前後文脈絡來看是「投身公職」。若擴張解釋成「投票」，還可以勉強說是廣義的統治。但翻譯為「關心政治」（在里唯的影片裡），就有點太鬆了。
9/29/2022
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