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exhuman's review against another edition
4.0
Decent and well informed Sarcasm by a "Douche bag with A Monocle".
mjeshurun's review against another edition
5.0
Though written in the 16 century Erasmus is still fresh and relevant.
woolfen's review against another edition
4.0
4 Stars.
This is another hard to rate book, as it's basically theory. Erasmus casts around his early 16th century contemporaries and makes ready criticism of them and himself. Fundamentally, he critiques the basic structures of going through the motions of life, and the issues of living genuinely, arguing that most live in a state of blind foolishness, far removed from genuine spiritual purity and attempts at living well. In chasing eudaimonia, the structural progression of life in ordered society has to be examined and understood where it lies along these lines of 'good' and 'virtue' and how these are slowly evolved away from.
He has a lot of sharp insight and commentary that is actually quite wise and lucid, particularly in a time where rebukes from the Church (a main source of criticism in this book), can have lethal consequences. He also carries this through with humour (at least contemporarily) which often comes through self-critique and self-awareness. It's an interesting read to look at nowadays - but can be taken as an attempt and guide to living genuinely, discerning from established norms, and against 'bad faith'.
This is another hard to rate book, as it's basically theory. Erasmus casts around his early 16th century contemporaries and makes ready criticism of them and himself. Fundamentally, he critiques the basic structures of going through the motions of life, and the issues of living genuinely, arguing that most live in a state of blind foolishness, far removed from genuine spiritual purity and attempts at living well. In chasing eudaimonia, the structural progression of life in ordered society has to be examined and understood where it lies along these lines of 'good' and 'virtue' and how these are slowly evolved away from.
He has a lot of sharp insight and commentary that is actually quite wise and lucid, particularly in a time where rebukes from the Church (a main source of criticism in this book), can have lethal consequences. He also carries this through with humour (at least contemporarily) which often comes through self-critique and self-awareness. It's an interesting read to look at nowadays - but can be taken as an attempt and guide to living genuinely, discerning from established norms, and against 'bad faith'.
bookishwendy's review against another edition
3.0
This has some brilliant witty gems, but about halfway through I started wishing I had a more recent translation. I'm going to seek one out and read it again at some point.
sabregirl's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. It's really different than anything from I've read in that time period. Which is why I think I enjoyed it. It's a bit shocking and there are a few times were I was just laughing and my jaw dropped. It ws a nice easy read, but sometimes I read it a bit too fast and probably lost some of the meaning of it. Normally I don't really enjoy school reading but I was glad that I made it through all of this.
chiel's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
vr_alyssa's review against another edition
2.5
2016 review:
I'm really happy that I read this book due to its historical value, but I feel like he could have said the same in fewer words. It is very repetitive.Â
I'm really happy that I read this book due to its historical value, but I feel like he could have said the same in fewer words. It is very repetitive.Â