do you think that stoic or any other greco-roman school of philosophy would have evolved like a buddhist school? Buddhism spread all over Asia. Could greco-roman schools spread all over europe? Changing itself to the different cultures it got in contact with, like buddhism did. Before the greco-roman schools where stomped out.
2006-08-28 08:49:01 · 4 answers · asked by saver_mind 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
it did start to spread like buddism... the issue was the decline of the society it was founded to save. The society of the greek/ romans during the golden age of stoicism / epicuratanism was like america today. mainly morally bankrupt, with no where to go but hedonistic self destruction.
2006-08-28 08:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by Tom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because the Stoics, to take your example, were to confined to the upper classes. A mass movement requires a broader base. Mithraism was the closest to what you may be thinking.
2006-08-28 15:56:41 · answer #2 · answered by wehwalt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Half baked ideas generally crash and burn.
2006-08-28 15:52:17 · answer #3 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHAT??
2006-08-28 15:53:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋