Folly

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Rarely do we arrive at the summit of truth without running into extremes; we have frequently to exhaust the part of error, and even of folly, before we work our way up to the noble goal of tranquil wisdom. — Friedrich Schiller, Philosophical Letters, Preface

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Introduction1

Project Ed (YouTube Channel)
Project Ed (Official Website)

Dictionary

folly : lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight — Merriam-Webster   See also OneLook

Thesaurus

Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords

Encyclopedia

Folly is a synonym of foolishness or the lack of wisdom. — Wikipedia

Folly (Encyclopædia Britannica)

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Inspiration

Talks about Folly (TED: Ideas Worth Spreading)
Articles about Folly (Big Think)

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Innovation

Commerce

Entrepreneurship

Folly Campaigns (Kickstarter)
Folly Campaigns (Indiegogo)

Product

Folly Gifts (Zazzle)
Folly (Etsy)

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Preservation

History

Folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings. Eighteenth-century English landscape gardening and French landscape gardening often featured mock Roman temples, symbolising classical virtues. Other 18th-century garden follies represented Chinese temples, Egyptian pyramids, ruined medieval castles or abbeys, or Tatar tents, to represent different continents or historical eras. Sometimes they represented rustic villages, mills, and cottages to symbolise rural virtues.[1] Many follies, particularly during times of famine, such as the Great Famine in Ireland, were built as a form of poor relief, to provide employment for peasants and unemployed artisans. — Wikipedia

Sounds Curious (Sarah Blake, YouTube Channel)
Sounds Curious (Sarah Blake, Official Website)

Painshill, Castle Howard, Painswick Rococo Garden, Wentworth Woodhouse, Lord Dunmore’s Pineapple

Museum

Museum of Folly

Library

Subject: Folly (Library Thing)

Subject: Folly (Open Library)

Subject: Folly (UPenn Online Books)

Subject: Folly (Library of Congress)

Subject: Folly (WorldCat)

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Participation

Education

MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources

Community

News

Folly (JSTOR)
Folly (NPR Archives)

Government

Document

Folly (USA.gov)

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Expression

Arts

Poem

Sir Christopher Phelps, fat and jolly,
Owned a mansion worth oodles of lolly;
Built a tower in the grounds
For no purpose. It sounds
As if this were Sir Christopher’s folly. — Celia Warren

OEDILF: The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form

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Related

Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.

Knowledge Form

Inspiration

Adventure Exploration, Trail, Quest
Imagination Fiction, Whimsy, Wish, Dream, Folly, Hope
Wonder Curiosity, Mystery, Truth, Beauty

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Notes

1.   The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.