Great Authors - Literature of the Renaissance - Erasmus, In Praise of Folly

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[@Daniel-Bring]

I can’t believe it. I have a discussion on this work for my Intellectual History course tomorrow! Prof. Sugrue is miraculous!

[@WesternHog]

How’d it go? Were you able to convince your professor of the inherent foolishness of the exercise?

[@dhannivanda]

​@WesternHog The folly of being a professor

[@dgott90]

23:00 Dr.Sugrue is a great devotee of folly, spending years in libraries splitting hairs and doing research and preparing those lectures so that a gazillion of other people over the course of the next hundred years will see them on youtube and think very highly of them

[@rachelspanties5400]

These lectures are much older than the internet ...... and please take my word that Dr. Sugrue isn’t posting these . His estate has taken it upon themselves to share with the world a brilliant teacher of what it means to call ourselves human. And obviously not everyone thinks “ highly “ of this lecture , so how you can make that claim seems evidence of folly.

[@dgott90]

@@rachelspanties5400 dear Rachel, I'm aware of what you're saying, this was meant to be a funny way to praise the professor's work. At 22:45 he talks about the "folly of intellectuals" saying that he particularly likes that passage. And by the way, I really think that over the course of the next hundred years people will see them and think very highly of them. And if they don't, what can be more foolish? ;)

[@rachelspanties5400]

@@dgott90 I really shouldn’t make comments until I have listened completely. I get the humor , thank you. thats the kind of humor that’s funny every time. No matter if it’s the 1st time or the 100th time. Stay zen.

[@richardwestwood8212]

@@dgott90 What's more foolish than to post folly via the internet?

[@richardwestwood8212]

@@rachelspanties5400 Both of you are fools to engage in this foolish conversation in a lecture on folly.

[@ImakulatDeux]

How does this not have billions of views by this point. Not only incredibly insightful, but something revolutionary right under the nose. Something in the spirit put upon me the name of this philosopher and I had to search for more on his teachings tonight. Praise God for his mercy!

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2:17 _The Praise of Folly_ 7:05 European Religious Wars 8:19 Free Will

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[@enlightenedanalysis1071]

Thanks very much Dr. Sugrue. This was great.

[@RocketKirchner]

The influence of Erasmus effected all areas of study . Wide in scope .

[@shangpush]

Much gratitude and respect for these wonderful lectures. Scholarship such as this and what it teaches are so needed in this age of nonsense.

[@drbonesshow1]

A reasonable mind is the enemy of the fanatic.

[@christinemartin63]

I've just finished Folly; yes, Erasmus is the type of wise man that one would welcome into one's home for a meaningful, sincere conversation over a pleasant meal. Other philosophers? Not so much. We expect our clergy to practice what they preach; yet when it comes to philosophers, suddenly their private lives seem to be held to have no bearing on their books of wisdom ("love of wisdom"). Why is that? Shouldn't their theories be evident in their life? Erasmus and Marcus Aurelius are two positive examples. Many others seem to be all talk.

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Using call backs to his earlier lectures and topics to connect the historical views as he walks forward in time just makes you see how most philosophical ideas were built upon to try and improve there weaknesses.

[@wesfortney5294]

It is almost like how we prepare our sustenance; the raw ingredients selected, worked, presented, and consumed, digested, drawing out nutrition and excreting wastes. As I learned to cook many meals that had great ingredients were practically repulsive to dine on and sapped of nutrition during preparation but improving the recipes, with the help of others that had found a way, has meant fewer mistakes and better outcomes for the table. I always loved new dishes and the techniques that create them, some more than others, of course, but even the methods that did not create my favorite dishes offer better perspective for choosing from the plethora of creativity.

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[@kevinrombouts3027]

Amazing lecture once again. Erasmus is my hero. I so identify with him.

[@Kobayashhi]

What a gem !

[@patrickrattigan4980]

It's not just the great style and depth of knowledge you have..... your passion breaks through in the moments of humor and enjoyment I see you have during the lecture. You are truly great at what you do Mr. Sugrue

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Fantastic presentation.

[@jeromedenis100]

Brilliant lecture

[@cheri238]

Job and Erasmus, what generous thoughtful mentors within the Renaissance, especially Erasmus. Wisdom and knowledge are two different things. Erasmus is humorous in his book "In the Land of Folly," Breathe. Thomas Moore, (ah Ha) Utopia. Erasmus was a free thinker. I love Erasmus ❤️

[@aclark903]

Is Erasmus really a hero or merely a coward in seeing the Church needed reform but refusing a bishopric in Sicily to enact it?

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[@rachelspanties5400]

@@dr.michaelsugrue I feel like the world should be alllowed access to this mans understanding of what this world means to him in his ascension to another plane of existence that I refer to as finality (last stage of life ) thank you for still posting these . Always grateful for the reassurance that there really are people of reason and free thought . Seems hard to find these days .

[@drbonesshow1]

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing... especially in the hands of those with little knowledge.

[@aleksey7746]

Thank you

[@kevinrombouts3027]

Marcus Aurelius - what a man! It's hard to believe the like of him ever existed. Awesome lecture.

[@dhannivanda]

I listened to the Marcus Aurelius and then the Machiavelli lecture immediately after. Wild ride

[@Rico-Suave_]

Great video, thank you very much , note to self(nts) watched all of it 44:41

[@D4NK1]

If we compare this to what is now aired on BBC, everything makes sense

[@drbonesshow1]

Criticize the wise man never the fool.

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33:30 "begone you intellectual hotdogs" 🔥

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[@peterburkhalter6344]

Erasmus: Hooray for Follywood

[@ianmcewan3326]

Drink every time he says folly

[@michaelmoore6359]

That would be folly.

[@richardwestwood8212]

@@michaelmoore6359 What a foolish thing to say!!!

[@frankmontesonti5969]

Who do you think would be a contemporary descendant of Erasmus in spirit? I feel like his spirit lives mostly in comedies where everyone (even the protagonist) is an idiot in some way. I think of A Confederacy of Dunces in literature, or maybe any Mike Judge film. Hmm… how about in stand up?

[@richardwestwood8212]

I'm Erasmus' direct descendant

[@dr.michaelsugrue]

Dad said, so am I, but not genealogically. Lenny Bruce might be revived to good effect for the acid solvent he poured on words with magic powers. For those that think things through, in the current context, Dave Chappelle's lectures are more useful than mine. Tell Dave he has my respect and support for acting like an adult among spoiled children.

[@MichaelLopez-nc3xz]

Ben...is my mom ok...

[@lorenzocapitani8666]

Folly is to take a risk that is greater than the promised reward, but the risk is taken because even if high, it gives an acceptable prize. . . . .but the risk is high and the condtions for success quite often are not known for that reason, in order to exercise folly successfully and survive, you need the pro-active help of others - something that requires doing a lot of goodness. . . . .but man is not good and prefers Nobility to Goodness - nobility is solitary and requires Wisdom - Folly requires being guided and saved thus for that reason needs friends and Goodness gives genuine friends willing to save. . . . .but man is not Good thus should not choose Folly, but instead should embrace wisdom which protects Nobility. . . . . yet Folly is extremely fair and permits man to access her ways and treasure of Riches, results and pleasures - and with ease profits from the destruction of man that is not Good, but is Noble. Consider: Does man prefer to Hunt Dragons (virtue) . . . .or to feed the ants and the pigeons and the rats of the gutter (goodness). Folly is for the Good, else it Ruins - and to be Good and embrace folly and survive learn to feed the pigeons and the ants everyday, and put the sword of activism away - activism is of wisdom and is madness. Madness requires wisdom - Folly instead requires Goodness!

[@quily808]

😮

[@Sosi288]

"Intelectual hot dogs"😂

[@josephsousa5552]

I can't tell whether or not this guy is a fan of Erasmus

[@dionysian222]

Sugrue was a fan of Erasmus’ humility and anti Pharisaical stance.

[@josephsousa5552]

my comment was tongue and cheek coz he basically seems to worship the guy haha (I do too, though) @@dionysian222

[@markdylan8676]

I don't think Juvenal puts down the whole of humanity, he rails against the unworthy being raised to positions of high wealth and influence and against corruption, which are very infuriating things.

[@marajendenman8240]

Great info and insight and very helpful to a class I am teaching. One critic: your constant pacing back and forth distracts from what you are trying to say. I resorted to just listening rather than watching.

[@MH-yj4mm]

The didactic function of comedy…oh, my 😅

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Honoured to be the 666th person to like this video

[@MegaFount]

My daily brain infusion.

[@drbonesshow1]

Until God speaks to you directly there is no reasonable way to understand God.

[@mrnoedahl]

Erasmus was correct on human will and Gods will. I have studied the matter myself throughout the scriptures. And there is no way anyone can be true to scripture and dogmatic on this issue. The Bible clearly attest to both sides of the argument. So we have to conclude that the Bible is correct and we are incapable of understanding it fully.

[@howardking3601]

Doesn't have a clue.

[@1oxyoke]

I disagree with his analysis of Erasmus. Erasmus did not help or take part in the Reformation but remained in the corrupt Catholic church to the end. Erasmus didn't like the corruption but unlike Luther would not die for the truth of the gospel.

[@pearz420]

Jesus said not to resist an evil person. Moral realities for an individual are not as simple as Luther wanted them to be for the sake of his cause. NATO is larger, more powerful, and far more secular/corrupt than the Catholic church ever was, I expect you'll be working on the most effective way to die for that cause in this life, since you are so sure of the line between right and wrong when it comes to others. Also, it's simply not accurate to say Erasmus did not help in the Reformation, since his wisdom is of obvious use in anti-orthodox thinking, and his position in the church gave him social credit to say things with greater weight amongst Catholics, something zealots never appreciate.

[@donthasselthehoff5753]

@@pearz420 I love how you're so absolutely deranged that you will, unprovoked, start comparing a military organization to a religious cult.