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

ANSWER: Friedrich Nietzsche [or Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche]
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Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%20%71.40
UK (South)UK7100%14%86.29
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%25%91.25
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%0%52.86
Eastern Canada (1)US5100%0%54.20
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%0%59.00
FloridaUS4100%0%87.50
Great LakesUS12100%17%74.50
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%0%59.78
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS10100%0%62.30
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS2100%0%79.50
MidwestUS9100%0%73.89
NorthUS4100%0%62.75
NortheastUS11100%0%70.09
PacificUS8100%0%56.75
South CentralUS7100%0%83.14
SoutheastUS13100%0%58.23
Upstate NYUS6100%33%101.00