What was philosophy like in the Roman Republic? It seems to me

>>2955339
>the prevailing opinion during most of the era was that the Greeks were gaudy and profligate and not to be admired
literally only Cato the Elder thought that

>>2955362
He was right, but he probably does represent some degree of conservatism on the part of the Romans

>>2955362
Oh, I don't care if I'm 100% wrong. Just curious about what the philosophical mindset of the Republic, especially if it wasn't merely Greek-lite.

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>>2955339
>Greeks were gaudy and profligate and not to be admired.
You mean despite the fact that Rome was basically an Italian rip off of a Greek city-state?

The state of philosophy was that it was a bunch of rich guys sending each others letters, and the Academy was an unstructured colony of bickering ideologues and competing schools of thought.

>>2955380
They weren't really super philosophical, which really came after prolonged Greek conflict. They were quite political and litigious, and valued their Republicanism.

>>2955391
>The state of philosophy was that it was a bunch of rich guys sending each others letters, and the Academy was an unstructured colony of bickering ideologues and competing schools of thought.

So pretty much the state that philosophy is in now?

Reminder there would have been no Republic without the Romans' intense study of the various Greek polities, both what to do and what not to do.

>>2955362
>Implying Cato the Elder wasn't echoing a very common sentiment