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This 4 page paper examines the ideas of Aristotle and Epicurus. Is the involvement in politics a quixotic exercise? This is the question that is examined. Ideas regarding hedonism are considered as well. This paper uses a situation submitted by a student as a springboard for discussion. No bibliography.
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enterprise. Politics, he understood, is dominated by the depraved and the wicked and the good man will soon come to ruin if he enters the public realm. Unwilling to counsel
men to feign goodness, he instead urges them to flee the political arena and pursue pleasure with a few reliable friends. This simple, though wise, advice eluded Plato and Aristotle
and thus reduced their respective theories to naive of fancy." According to Epicurus in the case study, it seems that there is the idea that politics is nothing more
than an exercise in futility. Politicians are corrupt and so, it is not worthwhile to pursue a career in it. That is his position. In examining this perspective, is it
an idea that makes sense? Af first glance, it does not. After all, politics appear to be important. How can one say to forget about politics and pursue pleasure? Yet,
when one looks at politics today, there are many examples of why it is futile. Although a student writing on this subject may not have requested an analogy, or anything
written about todays world, this is often the best way to prove a point. To effectively make the point regarding the futility of politics, it is important to provide contemporary
and recognizable examples. With that in mind, one can say that politics has not changed much. It does seem that it is just as corrupt as ever. Today,
when examining politics in the United States, one can see that Epicurus had a point. After all, the politicians who become presidential candidates are usually middle of the road. It
is not as if Americans have much choice. They vote for the lesser of the evils or the one who is aligned with a particular political party. Often, it is
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