Erasmus of Rotterdam: The Man Who Defined His Age
Based on a video lecture. Watch here (in russian) Erasmus of Rotterdam is one of my favourite figures in world history. A great humanist, forerunner of the Reformation, a man who could not abide fanaticism in any form, and who left a deep mark on the intellectual life of Europe. He was, in fact, the author of one of the first secular bestsellers in European history. Good material on Erasmus in Russian is scarce. The best I found is a programme from the Kultura channel. The format of “philosophy in five minutes” exists for students who need to pass an exam without doing the reading. So: a proper treatment today, covering biography, ideas, and texts. ...