But Plato believed this ideal society would be in constant danger of breaking down.

但柏拉图认为，这个理想社会将不断面临崩溃的危险。

And in order to follow society's ideals, I had to repress my authentic self.

为了追随社会的理想，我不得不压抑真实的自我。

Self-discipline is not about forcing yourself to meet society's ideal, but rather becoming a student of yourself.

自律不是强迫自己去满足社会的理想，而是成为自己的学生。

Earlier Greek and Roman philosophers were more interested in speculating about the ideal society rather than describing those known to them.

早期的希腊和罗马哲学家更感兴趣的是关于理想社会的思考，而不是描述他们所知道的社会。

They wanted the world to become a utopia - a perfect, ideal society where everyone is happy and gets along with each other.

他们希望世界成为一个乌托邦——一个人人幸福、彼此相处融洽的完美理想社会。

For example, honey was the product of bees who, for Beuys (following Rudolf Steiner), represented an ideal society of warmth and brotherhood.

例如，蜂蜜是蜜蜂的产物，对博伊斯（跟随鲁道夫施泰纳）而言，蜜蜂代表了一个充满温暖和兄弟情谊的理想社会。

If you force yourself to do things you don't want to do, if you follow society's ideal, your ideal self will repress your authentic self.

如果你强迫自己去做你不想做的事情，如果你遵循社会的理想，你的理想自我就会压抑你的真实自我。

In an ideal society, these 3 are well-developed and in balance with one another, meaning that a civilian with good intentions could act within that society and ensure good outcomes.

在理想的社会中，这三个维度都趋于完善，且彼此平衡，这意味着，一个有良好意图的公民可以在这个社会中活动并获得善果。

That's actually what Plato suggested in his Allegory of the Cave, found in Book VII of " The Republic, " in which the Greek philosopher envisioned the ideal society by examining concepts like justice, truth and beauty.

这正是柏拉图在「理想国」的第七章，「洞穴寓言」里所提到的，这位希腊哲学家利用检视，诸如正义、真理和美丽等概念，在「理想国」里设想出一个完美的社会。

If this is a group of people who's talking about peace and love, but they're also talking about this ideal society and the future, did they lose some of that relevance or impact if you're not inclusive?

-如果这是一群谈论和平与爱的人，但他们也在谈论这个理想的社会和未来， 如果你不包容， 他们是否会失去一些相关性或影响？