By somebody | Mon, 12/30/2024 - 06:00 pm John Wilson's translation, slightly revised by Patrick Rogers Tags Book Christian Theology Theology Classic Texts Printer-friendly version Chapter 00. Preface (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 01. An Oration of Feigned Matter, spoken by Folly in her own Person (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 02. Folly's Lineage, Education and Companions (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 03. Whoever Intends to have Children must have Recourse to Folly (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 04. Folly Seasons Man's Life with Pleasure (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 05. The Gods Play the Fool (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 06. Look Down a Little on the Earth (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 07. Folly Makes Society Delightful (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 08. It is Necessary that Every one Flatter Himself (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 09. A Wise Man should Abstain from Public Business (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 11. What is Life but a Kind of Comedy? (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 12. If All Men Were Wise (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 13. Folly Sweetens Men's Greatest Misfortunes (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 14. Science is the Plague of Mankind (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 15. Men should Follow the Guidance of Nature (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 16. Why Fools are in Great Request with Princes (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 17. All Madness is not Misfortune (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 18. On Those who have Confidence in Magical Charms (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 19. How much Satisfaction Self-Love Begets Everywhere (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 21. At How Cheap a Rate is this Happiness Purchased (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 22. Why Should Folly Envy the Rest of the Gods? (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 23. On the Follies and Madness of the Common People (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 24. The Pleasant Madness of the Learned Profession (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 25. Now Watch Our Great Illuminated Divines (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 26. Monks that Call Themselves Religious (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 27. Some Small Touches of Princes and Courts (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 28. The Lights of the World Reduced to a mere Wallet (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 29. Fortune Loves Those that Have the Least Wit (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 30. Great Authors Have made Folly Famous (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 31. Folly's Friend Erasmus (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 32. Folly Attends a Theological Dispute (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 33. Folly Quotes Christ in Her Praise (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 34. The Christian Religion's Alliance with Folly (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Chapter 35. The Rewards of Life Hereafter (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) Book traversal links for In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium) ‹ Erasmus, Desiderius Up Chapter 00. Preface (In Praise of Folly (Moriae Encomium)) (Erasmus, Desiderius) ›