[joelmichael]

Ironic that he opposes "Platonists" and yet uses Greek as a term of praise. Who are the Romans that Taleb is referring to, then? The comment suggests they are the norm, and that a Greek is rare.

[milieu]

FWIW, opposing "Platonists" doesnt mean opposing Greeks. Aristotlean and Socratic were two different ways of thought but both greek.