In Response to Bryan's post

"Do you feel that Americans represent many Sophist ideas? And Do you believe that American people support the wrong principles of living?"

I agree with bryan that the American dream is seen in the Sophist's ideas about life. Americans want to achieve, get more money, and in the process, get ahead of others. Generations are starting to becoming more about competition and people are getting taught that consumerism and as you said "winning the game of life" is important. But I think not all Americans are following the American dream. Sure everyone wants to be successful but everyone's view of success is different. For some it may be to get that really great job and get all the promotions to reach the top. But for others it may be to get married and settle with a family. Both of these views can be good and true to the Sophist idea of a true successful life if you look at it thinking are they happy? There's not really anything wrong with wanting to achieve but if people went out of their way to push someone else down in the process then i think that would be crossing the line. So depending on the rules of society who is to say which people are living by the "right" or "wrong" principles of living?

So how can anyone "win" at life if there is no definition of what that is? Is simply living a life winning?