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 (10[1])“transvaluation of values” (10[1])to combat (10[1])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 (10[2])initiated (10[1])the “slave revolt in morality.” This philosopher argued that “European morality” will soon collapse due to declining religious belief. This philosopher’s Genealogy of Morals is a sequel to Beyond Good and Evil. For 10 points, (10[1])name this philosopher who claimed “God is dead, (10[2])and we have killed him” in Thus Spake Zarathustra. ■END■

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