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 (10[1])(“ruh-SAWN-tee-MAWN”). A “polemic” (10[1])by this philosopher argues that the founders of Christianity who condemned the will to power initiated the “slave revolt in morality.” (10[3])This philosopher argued that “European morality” will soon collapse due (10[1])to declining religious belief. (10[1])This philosopher’s Genealogy of Morals is a sequel to (-5[1])Beyond Good and Evil. (10[1])For 10 points, (-5[1])name this philosopher who claimed “God is dead, (10[1])and we (10[1])have (10[1])killed him” in Thus Spake Zarathustra. ■END■ (10[1])

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