Abstract
The work called Praise of Folly, written by Desiderius Erasmus, the shining star of the Renaissance, is the focus of this study. The problem of insanity is one of the issues that has been dealt with from different perspectives at different times in the history of thought. In his best-known work, which has survived to the present day, Erasmus aims to confuse his readers by presenting a reversed understanding of madness. The main character of the work, which is written in satirical style, is madness (stultitia), criticizing what are known as human virtues, and presenting the service of man's soul side as the highest virtue. The madness of Erasmus, who tried to tell the truth with laughter, was both appreciated and ruthlessly criticized in the following years. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. Özet Rönesans’ın parlayan yıldızı Desiderius Erasmus tarafından kaleme alınan Deliliğe Övgü adlı eser bu çalışmanın odak noktasını oluşturmaktadır. Delilik sorunu düşünce tarihinin farklı zamanlarında birbirinden farklı bakış açılarıyla ele alınan konulardan biridir. Günümüze kadar gelen ve en bilinen eserinde Erasmus, tersinden bir delilik anlayışı sunarak okurunda kafa karışıklığı uyandırmayı amaçlar. Hiciv tarzında kaleme alınan eserde başkarakter olan delilik (stultitia), insani erdemler olarak bilinen ne varsa yermekte, insanın nefsani yönüne hizmet etmesini en yüce meziyet olarak sunmaktadır. Hakikati güldürerek anlatmaya çalışan Erasmus’un deliliği sonraki yıllarda hem çok takdir görmüş hem de acımasızca eleştirilmiştir.
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