Roman philosophy v American philosophy?

Answer 1

Roman any day of the week. America has yet to produce any "philosopher" that can even stand comparison to the likes of Seneca or Marcus Aurelius.

Answer 2

the biggest thing i have noticed between roman and american is that though they are both nationally and to a certain point empirically inspired their methods split. the roman empire was based upon prodigies of strategy and intellect. these qualities seemed to be more important among leaders. no in the american front their system is deeply political and economic they run on power and greed. not to say from the perspective of a country this is bad burt it does create strong differences in the outcomes. the romans were visionaries. they developed many innovative things. whether it was warfare, politics, infastructure, or thinking in general. the americans are much more, especially in recent years, conservative. if you even compare the society in roman times to modern times man has not grown much at all. technology has improved, and human rights have improved, but the wants and thinking of the common man has not drastically changed.i would have to say that if the americans want to be conservative, be radical and conserve the ideals of the romans.

Answer 3

The united states isnt a democracy. Greece had a democracy where the people literally voted on everything. A Constitutional Republic is a form of government where leaders are picked by the people who then do what politicians do. United States is wwwwwaaaayyyy far away from a democracy.

Answer 4

The baka poster above has obviously never read James, Quine, Putnam or Davidson who eclipse centuries of that classical mush.