Question

Two brothers from this modern-day country co-founded the philosophical magazine The Coffeehouse. This modern-day country was home to a thinker who pushed for the abolition of the death penalty in the treatise On Crimes (-5[1])and Punishments. (15[1])A philosopher from (15[1])this modern-day country who stated (15[1])that “truth is itself something made” in the verum factum principle also proposed a (*) cyclical model of history. (-5[2])Thinkers from this modern-day country (-5[1])include the (-5[2])author of The New Science and the author of Discourses (-5[1])on Livy (10[1])who advises (10[1])to be like a “lion” (10[1])and a “fox” in a treatise that claims (10[1])“it is better (10[1])to be feared than to be loved.” (10[1])For 10 points, name this modern-day (10[1])country home to the author of the political treatise (10[1])The Prince. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Italy [or Italian Republic; or the Republic of Italy; or Italia] (The lead-in is the Verri brothers. The second sentence is Cesare Beccaria. The third sentence is Giambattista Vico. The last two sentences are Niccolò Machiavelli.)
<MM, Philosophy>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y4100%0%50%93.00
2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y1100%0%0%98.00
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y8100%38%63%83.75

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Terry GriggsSIUE BPurdue A33-5
Robert CondronChicago APurdue B3515
Owen ArnesonMissouriChicago C3815
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTLMichigan A4315
Prahalad RaoOhio State BChicago B61-5
Kevin ZhengMichigan BSIUE A61-5
Spencer AhnRochester ARochester C66-5
Nathan ZhangCornell WindColumbia Ly-α68-5
Ben TytellChicago DOhio State C68-5
Nathan ReedPurdue COhio State A78-5
Jacky XuCornell EarthCornell Fire8010
Cade ReinbergerRITRochester B8210
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αCornell Wind8710
Quynh PhungPurdue ASIUE B9510
Gene BalianCornell WindRochester C9810
Will HoustonChicago BOhio State B10510
Wilson WelshOhio State CChicago D11110
Roxanne TangOhio State APurdue C12010
Raza AliRochester CRochester A12310
Logan MathisSIUE AMichigan B12310