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Matthijs van Boxsel

Literary historian Matthijs van Boxsel (b. 1957) has been studying the topic of stupidity since 1980. In 1999 he published 'De encyclopedie van de domheid' (The Encyclopedia of Stupidity), which was nominated for the prestigious Generale Bank Prize for Literature.

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The Encyclopedia of Stupidity

Matthijs van Boxsel thinks that no one is intelligent enough to understand his or her own stupidity. In 'De encyclopedie van de domheid' he shows how stupidity manifests itself in all areas, in everyone, at all times: stupidity is the foundation of our civilization.

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