"What is the difference between psychology and economics? Psychology is the study of how people think. Economics is the study of how people SHOULD think." So thinks Erasmus, who believes human beings ...

On this day in 1536, Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam died at Basel. He was 69 years old. This year is the 500th anniversary of the printing of The Praise of Folly, the famous essay addressed to Thomas ...

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. In the house of the ...

Five hundred fifty years ago today, on October 26, 1515, Desiderius Erasmus was born. Actually, although many historians think he was born on the 26th, some scholars think he was born on October 27th ...

The former host of 'The Daily Show' becomes the first comic to win the prestigious European prize — named after philosopher and humanist scholar Desiderius Erasmus — since Charlie Chaplin. By Alex ...

“I do not deny that I seek peace wherever possible,” Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) wrote at the start of the Protestant Reformation. “I believe in listening to both sides with open ears. I love ...

Heard of a guy called Desiderius Erasmus? He was a 16th century scholar from the Netherlands (Rotterdam) who, among other things, defended the concept of free will and the ability of people to learn ...

“I do not deny that I seek peace wherever possible,” Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) wrote at the start of the Protestant Reformation. “I believe in listening to both sides with open ears. I love ...