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On Satire: 'The Praise of Folly' by Desiderius Erasmus
Jan 4, 2024
Learn about the origin and meaning of satire, its various forms and boundaries. Dive into 'The Praise of Folly' by Rasmus, where Folly ridicules the world's madness, universal folly, and criticizes social groups and Christianity.
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- Folly argues that embracing folly and being considered fools can lead to happiness and survival.
- Folly criticizes social groups with high responsibilities, suggesting that they rely on folly to cope with their burdens and be effective in their roles.
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Folly and the Universality of Folly
The podcast explores the concept of folly, the universal presence of folly among mortals, and the necessity of folly in survival. Folly argues that the sort of men called fools are the happiest. Folly provides various examples of how mortals rely on folly to cope with the human condition, such as women forgetting the pain of childbirth.
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