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Praise of Folly: A Current Perspective

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Stupid worship: According to Merriam, the present view - Webster online dictionary, irony is ironic in the study of the Renaissance, one has to doubt that "to suppress human stupidity and ridicule abuse , Literary work. "I think that such people are the political and moral truth of today's world of Erasmus in Rotterdam. That frank people stand up and stupid freedom can flow, at your own time, Erasmus like this. In our time, and against our government, church and other powerful organizations Erasmus does the right thing, even if we need very strong action against these entities and agenda I will.

"Silly praise" is a stupid incarnation such as a speech written praised a silly day for stupid events. Stupid attack superstitious religious activities held scientists' traditional theories uncritical, vanity and church leaders. Erasmus attack superstitious faith and rituals including ghosts and prayers of goblins Christian saints. One superstition involving the Catholic church selling indulgence certificates. Indulgence is the forgiveness of punishment for sins, to reduce the time spent in purgatory (64) purgatory. In order to raise funds for a luxurious construction project, the Pope approved the sale of the addiction certificate. Erasmus continued the occupation and satire series, including farmers, poets, rhetoricians, classes and scientists. Erasmus behavior of church leaders at the highest level of attack. The bishop lives like a prince

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.