Question

Hannah Arendt responded to a discussion of this book in The Essence of Human Freedom by claiming that a passage from this book is primarily political, in opposition to other epistemological interpretations. Leo Strauss pointed to seemingly contradictory sections of this book (-5[1])to argue that it was an ironic “learning exercise” contra Karl Popper, (-5[1])who criticized (-5[1])this book’s class of “guardians.” (10[5]-5[1])Those classes (10[3])within this book (10[2])correspond (10[1])to different (10[1])virtues (10[1])of the soul, (10[1])which this book claims is tripartite. This book opens with Thrasymachus’s (10[1])claim (10[2])that (10[1])justice is “the advantage of the stronger,” and in response, (-5[1])the central character eventually (10[1])invokes the Form of the Good. For 10 points, name this Platonic dialogue in which Socrates describes an ideal (-5[1])city. (10[2])■END■ (10[11]0[2])

ANSWER: The Republic [or Politeia] (The passage in the first sentence is the Allegory of the Cave.)
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Summary

2024 ACF Winter at Clemson2024-11-16Y888%0%13%98.29
2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y7100%0%29%103.43
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jack RadoColumbia ABard A41-5
Euan McCubbin (UG)UW BUBC A53-5
Sam KonkelUChicago CUIUC B55-5
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech CClemson A6010
Hazel DePreist-SullivanBard AColumbia A6010
Ethan FurmanHaverford ALehigh A60-5
Justin HawkinsIndiana AWashU B6010
Elias Kradel (DII)Kenyon B (DII)Michigan State C (UG)6010
KevinMichigan BPitt A6010
William HoustonUChicago BUChicago A6210
Joe Paterson (UG)Michigan State B (UG)Michigan D (DII)6210
Todd MaslykMichigan APitt B (UG)6210
Tianyu XuGeorgia Tech ATusculum A6510
John Chen (UG)UBC AUW B6510
Max BrodskyUIUC APurdue A6610
Stephen WalshNorthwestern APurdue C6810
Liam MarklandAlbertaUBC B6910
Francis BernhardtMiamiUChicago D7210
Will McCurleyAuburn ATennesse B8310
Sam AlahiUIUC CPurdue B8410
Sophie Higgs (DII)UW ASFU8410
Mitch McCullarPenn State ARowan A8510
Angelo Pan (UG)CWRU C (UG)Ohio State B (DII)95-5
Chauncey LoColumbia BPenn B9910
Arhith DharanendraGeorgia Tech FAlabama A118-5
Theodor MartinWashU DWashU C11910
Rohan Navaneetha Raj (DII)Ohio State B (DII)CWRU C (UG)11910
Kevin WangGeorgia Tech BAuburn C12010
Luke ZhangEmory AAuburn B12010
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia Tech DSouth Carolina A12010
Sara SimkinsGeorgia ATennesse A12010
Chase BarrickLehigh AHaverford A12010
Thomas FlexerPenn State BJohns Hopkins B12010
David BassJohns Hopkins APenn A12010
Alex WongRutgers ARutgers C12010
Davis JohnsonPurdue DUIUC D1200
Arjun KalaUIUC BUChicago C12010
David ZhangUIUC DPurdue D1200
Calvin Bostleman (UG)Ohio State A (UG)Kenyon A (UG)12010
Peter Zeng (DII)Ohio State C (DII)CWRU D (DII)12010