Renaissance in Northern Europe - High Renaissance in Northern Europe - Erasmus and Northern Humanism

7 important questions on Renaissance in Northern Europe - High Renaissance in Northern Europe - Erasmus and Northern Humanism

When did Desiderius Erasmus live?

1466-1536

What are the three most important works of Erasmus?

  • A Pilgrimage for Religion's Sake.
  • Familiar Conversations (1519).
  • The Praise of the Folly.

Erasmus blended the study of classical with Christian faith.
How did he accomplish this?

He combined critical intelligence with spiritual conviction by bringing the thought of Plato together with St. Paul and the philosophy of Aristotle with that of St. Augustine.
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To which philosophical movement that emerged during the Renaissance can you count Erasmus as a member?

Humanism

What is the name of the work by Erasmus that critiqued the Catholic Church in early 16th century and when was it written?

Familiar conversations (1519)

Erasmus didn't want to set himself up as a counterauthority of the Catholic Church.
What was his goal with his critiques?

He wanted to purify the church from within by ridiculing its abuses and thereby stimulating internal reform.

What is the name of the most famous work of Erasmus and where is it about?

'The Praise of the Folly' , is a satire of hypocrisy and pretension in Erasmus' time.

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