Round 8: Tossup 18

This philosopher proposed that the Latin word bonus derived from a word for war to argue that ancient societies equated goodness with power. (10[1])This philosopher called for a “transvaluation of values” to combat a system (10[1])motivated by ressentiment (“ruh-SAWN-tee-MAWN”). A “polemic” by this philosopher argues that the founders of Christianity who condemned the will to power (10[1])initiated (10[1])the “slave revolt in morality.” (10[1])This philosopher (10[1])argued that “European morality” will (10[1])soon collapse due to declining religious belief. This philosopher’s Genealogy of Morals is a sequel to Beyond Good and Evil. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this philosopher who claimed “God is dead, and we have killed him” in Thus Spake Zarathustra. ■END■

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