
Ep. 302: Erasmus Praises Foolishness (Part One)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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Folly
Folly has something to do with instinct and the purpose of talking about Folly is to talk about its advantages. As we go forward, right, Folly becomes a source of the kind of things that Erasmus or others might obviously want to condemn for. Dylan: To me, Folly was about foolishness, broadly speaking. I think it didn't seem to me have anything to do with sin. It had more to do with a juxtaposition with over intellectualization on one hand or an over seriousness.
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