How Foolishness Helps Relationships | Erasmus and The Praise of Folly

[@PaveziJoao]

Thank you for this video! I've recently read this book and was looking foward to seeing some reviews about it. It's quite the achievement how Erasmus can criticise almost everyone in such a small amount of pages, the book is so fun to read 😭😭😭 Also, the way you convey your philosophy videos through cartoons is very entertaining, loved your perspective! Greetings from Brazil!

[@CarFaxual]

I just want to say thank you for making these! I've been binging your videos to prep for my philosophy midterm today and I really think I'm going to do well now! Your explanations have been soooo much more interesting than my professor's.

[@PhilosophyToons]

Glad you're enjoying them! Hope it helps

[@victorviterbo3952]

Brazilian poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade had a nice little poem about Erasmus: Sanctity of writing Insanity of writing Are the same. The wise man Balances himself on chaos. -Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Portrait of Erasmus

[@PhilosophyToons]

Erasmus is a madlad

[@danmananthro]

@@PhilosophyToons Madlad?

[@aclark903]

@@danmananthroErasmus nearly got himself into major hot water. In Praise of Fools was banned by the Vatican in 1559, after his death. He’s an interesting case because although he was deeply critical of #PopeJulius2, he also criticized #MartinLuther, so you could say he anticipated the #CatholicReformation.

[@PhilPhysics]

I'm glad you are still committed to this, and hope your studies/life has made progress.

[@PhilPhysics]

Also nice add with the music in the background.

[@PhilPhysics]

And I'm glad I dodged living in Portland by a few miles... Am I susceptive to "fool-rays"?

[@PhilPhysics]

Oh! I've meant to ask you this, but wanted to wait until you had a decent array of videos: what *three* video topics have you the most at odds with making a decisive stance on said topics?

[@PhilosophyToons]

@@PhilPhysics Hey thanks for the comments! Uh I'm usually half and half on most philosophies out there. Right now I'm trying to grapple American Transcendentalism.

[@PhilPhysics]

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[@JessieJussMessy]

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[@barca2753]

amazing video thank you for helping👍

[@dino0228]

I think that, depending on the flaw, overlooking it can encourage it. This doesn’t mean dissolving your relationship. It does mean letting them know you’re not happy about certain flaws so the sting helps that person understand and improve. Apart from this, overlooking minor flaws is not folly; it is wisdom. True folly is blind allegiance to a relationship (ie, “loyalty”) despite the individual’s clear harm to you and/or others. It’s not just folly; it’s destructive in its worst manifestations (think Nazis).

[@esotericulmanist8331]

hello Mr. Toons, do you think this is in contradiction with the concept of gravitas and stoicism, I know to be stoic doesn't mean to be cold and unfeeling drone, contrary to what some midwits think, but is there anything regarding the matter of being a silly, overlooking fella?

[@PhilosophyToons]

I think it's possible that an enjoyment of folly might clash with the stoic virtue of wisdom but I'm not sure. Good question!

[@turtle2slo]

WAIT why portland. i live there and i’m curious for the take

[@jaykrit2322]

The voice!!!

[@PhilosophyToons]

Thanks!

[@lorenzocapitani8666]

Reason has no friends, . . . . the reason for this is that relating to someone with commtiment might lead reason to go against reason, which is not acceptable, and for that reason reason has no friends and no Loyalties (not even marriage). Reason has associates, the reason for an associate is that it can lead to a greater benefit with reagards to a single purpose. Wisdom relates, but pretty much like reason has no real friends. WISE. Wisdom fails commitment but does exercise duties for duties can give a valid return. WISE. Reason is unwise, and where there is reason does Commit. Reason is one thing, wisdom is another.

[@micromikael4806]

One good eksempel too it, is when someone is getting children. For, despite how well educated and economy well of that person is to have a Child; it's looks like the opposit is were somenone is geting more children.

[@nekoespresso3676]

Thought you had atleast 150k subs lmaooo so underrated

[@PhilosophyToons]

Thanks! I appreciate it

[@lorenzocapitani8666]

Folly is taking a risk that is greater than the measured prize that comes from taking such a risk. Folly is technology of Goodness. The reason for this is that the risk taking is so high that it requires others with a genuine good drive to guide, and to save you, from the disasters which the risk taking can lead you to - this is valid also in friendships and marriages which can be, as you point out, be folly. Since man is not Good, Folly is not technology for man, for man risks falling with ease in the pitfalls that folly offers through its risks, without being saved. Consider - what do you prefer? Fighting Dragons (being an activist for great causes, using virtue) Feeding the pigeons, the ants or the rats in the gutter (doing goodness)? To be an activist you need to be WISE, but with folly you need to be good! The path of the paladin is solitary as a paragon of virtue that KNOWS how to avoid pitfalls (wisdom) while folly needs friends to fish you out of trouble (Goodness). The reason to pursue Folly over Reason and wisdom is that Folly can give incredible results and return which touch excellence and pleasure - even if the risk is high. Sometimes wisdom (though caution) gives you 5 but folly gives you 15 and the 5 is not enough and you need the 15! Rashness does have its rewards: had you not been rash you might not have beded that cute blond male with a six pack.

[@Kinetic.44]

This could be applied to the body of Christ, not just society at large

[@adamantine101adamsteel4]

Erasmus wrote something called copia

[@casek1238]

Sorry, Your title is wrong. As a child someone is rather stupid, when you fall in love you lose your mind for a while, and when tou get very old you maybe get dump again helped by Alzheimer's desease. I think it's like that.

[@aclark903]

It is satire bro.

[@kasambakazembe6254]

Disagree..

[@PhilosophyToons]

It's all good

[@atoeight]

Yeah he deff took the message Erasmus wrong.