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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 — 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 Sprading)
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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
Library
Library of Congress Subject Heading: Folly (Library Thing)
WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library
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Participation
Education
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Community
News
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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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Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.
Adventure Exploration, Trail, Quest
Imagination Fiction, Whimsy, Wish, Dream, Folly, Hope
Wonder Curiosity, Mystery, Truth, Beauty
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