Revolutionary knowledge – What We Can Learn About Knowledge in Erasmus Montanus
Knowledge exists in various forms. Knowledge and learning are the key topics in the text Erasmus Montanus written by Ludvig Holberg during the Enlightenment. People in the Enlightenment would free themselves from a limited and religious mindset. In addition, science became an important part of society, which resulted in a revolutionary advancement in scientific studies. Reason and understanding is what brings humanity into the future. In the text Erasmus Montanus, Montanus and Jacob discuss how diverse knowledge of the world is useful. Jacob is a scholar and farmer who believes he can prove that the knowledge he has as a farmer is far more reasonable than the knowledge the monsoon possesses. He believes that the monsoon only studies about the physical form of the earth instead of talking about how to develop the things within the world. Although Jacob is negative to the thinking of the monsoon, there is the possibility that their knowledge can be used for the benef...
