A Study Of Epicurus’ Political Philosophy

We are going in the world of twenty-first century, and have to face a seriouschallenge of the modern crisis which caused by developing of capital. The people didnot have the freedom and the happy life because of the material life level, but werefacing the huge nothingness and the panic. The prominent feature of modernity is thelack of contacting, the status of the dispersed private life, and the continuous declineof the intrinsic value of public life. More obvious conflict between individuals andgroups, and because of the conflict the author go back to the birthplace of the conceptof classical personal freedom, Epicurus’ political philosophy. to do a non standpoint ofphilosophical investigation.In this paper, we first introduce the era background of Epicurus’ life, Epicurus wasin the transition period of the disintegration of the ancient Greek city-state, withancient Greek virtue community disintegration of the city-state also collapsed, therewas in the lives of people around the world "wall" collapsed. How people actuallylive after this, was the urgent need to solve the problem. In the face of such apredicament, the effects of Epicurus behaviors and behavior behind the theory isundoubtedly has a strong theoretical and practical significance.The modern society can never leave politics. Every person who lives in politicsshould face its own responsibility for politics. We only have freedom to choose topractice, and to realize justice, equality and fraternity in this process. In this paper,follow by the investigation and research of the political philosophy of Epicurus, tryingto reveal a kind of political or life value. Epicurus living in a change of thebackground of the times and the new political environment, the disintegration of thecity-state system makes people face the fear of living, new era needs new ideas. Thispaper introduces the before Epicurus, by Plato and Aristotle is the basic paradigm ofclassical political philosophy. Thereafter, the author introduces the core idea of thepolitical philosophy of Epicurus, can see, based in the new environment Epicurus toclassical political philosophy made great subversive. And the essay describes Epicurus on modern western philosophers such as Nietzsche, Marx’s influence, thusthe broader philosophical dialogue.Different times have different crisis, philosophers always faces the crisis, thoughtitself or be out of date, but philosophers in the face of crisis by taking the way ofthinking and behavior is immortal. If people don’t know how to face the anxiety, don’tknow how to keep the harmony among the groups and save the freedom of individual,to spend a good life. How in the seemingly far away from the political situation, morehappy more safe and happier close political, can get enlightenment from the thoughtsand actions of Epicurus. I hope this study is a beneficial to the political philosophy ofepicurus.