Erasmus and Praise of Folly

Desiderius Erasmus wrote his pioneering masterpiece of "Human Foolish Praise" in Christian Humanism in 1511, but the influence and influence of this little catharsis, witty teasing is a society of European Renaissance Penetrate your consciousness. And it plays an important role in the revolutionary state. Martin Luther Church politics before and after the reform Erasmus has succeeded in passing female stupid confidence in just 40,000 words and highlights most of the modern critical theory of the Catholic church and the whole spiritualism.

The book "The Folise Of Folly" by Desiderius Erasmus was written around 1509 and is watching the life of England through "stupid" eyes. Erasmus' books are sarcastic and sometimes mockery, especially his view on passion and desire. Erasmus stated that everyone has a desire for evil ability and evil things. By "praising stupidity" Erasmus said that two types of insanity are desirable with a very ironic tone; one of them is "desire of war, or desire after gold, or dishonesty Love, ignorance, incest incest, blasphemy ("singer's song"). Erasmus said this "madness", "craving" is desirable because it is desirable not only to love comfortably but also to strengthen it, not only to strengthen it but to praise it (praise stupidity) Said. In this case, the author is outright and ironic. For he says that anyone who is willing to succumb to any form of desire will be consumed by this desire.

In "foolish praise", Erasmus thinks that money is ridiculous in life, as our passions and desires consume. Passion and desire make people blind in life in the right way, Erasmus think money is no exception. Erasmus believes that money has the potential to make people foolish and crazy. For example, "Some want to be called abroad abroad, and try to make you hungry at home (praise stupidity)". I expose his life to the victims of the sea and the wind, but I can not get back the money. Let's get richer through war rather than living in peace at peace. Others believe that by marrying older children without a gift they are the easiest to achieve; others believe that they will love another wealthy older woman again By doing "(the fool of Aird). Eyes, seeing what I can not believe suspecting these people

Foolish self expresses criticisms of church and priests with silly praise, but as it can be seen from the communication between Erasmus and the Leuven theologian Martin Dopp, it causes hatred of theologians. Among the letters from September 1514, Dorp has hostile reactions of professional theologians against Moriae Encomium and their work in Erasmus' new project for editing the New Testament, which began to spread mainly for Ira I confirmed my understanding. Steve own PR campaign. The answer to Article 337 Erasmus' dope summarizes many of his subjects in a long-standing long story to academics. The important theme here is a sharp contrast between the theological style embodied by recent scholars and the theological style many of which relate to the godfather edited by Erasmus. The old and new process has not improved much