14.01.2025 – Эразм Роттердамский: путешествие на “Корабле глупости”

This lecture is dedicated to Erasmus (Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, 1466–1536) — a thinker and theologian of the Renaissance era who managed to preserve his independence amidst religious and political upheavals and became a symbol of intellectual authority. The historical context of the turn of the 15th–16th centuries is examined: geographical discoveries, the invention of printing, and the cultural shock that transformed Europeans' understanding of the world. In this era, Erasmus creates a new type of European person — a person of books, intellect, and tact, capable of resolving contradictions without fanaticism and violence. Special attention is given to Erasmus's main satirical work — "The Praise of Folly" (Moriae encomium, 1509), in which a merciless critique of the vices of the church hierarchy and society is delivered from the perspective of Folly herself. The confrontation between two types of reformers is analyzed: the aesthete and tactician Erasmus, who strived for peaceful reformation, versus the radical Martin Luther (1483–1546), whose actions led to the bloody Thirty Years' War. The lecture concludes with a reflection on the tragedy of humanism: the triumph of spirit over power proved short-lived, and the fruits of the intellectual revolution were seized by fanatics. The lecture mentions Thomas More (1478–1535), Stefan Zweig (1881–1942), Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543), Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), Giordano Bruno (1548–1600), Denis de Rougemont (1906–1985), and other thinkers and artists associated with the Renaissance and its interpretation. Author: Valery Bondarenko Camera, editing: Vladimir Golubkov Links: Boosty: https://boosty.to/v-bond Website: https://vbond.org Telegram: https://t.me/bondcinema Mentioned personalities: Erasmus (Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, 1466–1536) Martin Luther (1483–1546) Thomas More (1478–1535) Stefan Zweig (1881–1942) Hans Holbein the Younger (Hans Holbein der Jüngere, 1497–1543) Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) Johannes Gutenberg (1400–1468) Vasco da Gama (1460–1524) Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães, 1480–1521) Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467–1520) Martin Behaim (1459–1507) Giordano Bruno (1548–1600) Denis de Rougemont (1906–1985) Viktor Shklovsky (Виктор Борисович Шкловский, 1893–1984) Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741–1801) Andrei Konchalovsky (Андрей Сергеевич Михалков-Кончаловский, 1937) Literature: "The Praise of Folly" (Moriae encomium) — 1509, Desiderius Erasmus "Utopia" — 1516, Thomas More "Letters of Obscure Men" (Epistolae Obscurorum Virorum) — 1515–1517 "Triumph and Tragedy of Erasmus of Rotterdam" (Triumph und Tragik des Erasmus von Rotterdam) — 1934, Stefan Zweig "The Bondage of the Will" (De servo arbitrio) — 1525, Martin Luther #erasmus #thepraiseofolly #martinluther #valerybondarenko