Citing the “Great Oath,” this book invokes a king who was generous “like the Sun and Moon” to argue that the first kings really practiced one concept, which is the only mention of that concept in its namesake “triplet” of chapters. This book provides historical evidence that ghosts can reward the worthy and punish the wicked, and it argues that belief in them promotes social order. This book distinguishes “punishment,” or warfare practiced by virtuous (*) sage-kings, from condemnable “offensive warfare” in the fourth of “ten doctrines.” This book promotes fa, or objective ethical standards, and criticizes Confucian ethics for restricting ai to one’s family. For 10 points, what book discusses the doctrine of “impartial care” or “universal love” theorized by its namesake Warring States-era philosopher? ■END■
| 2025 Chicago Open | 2025-08-09 | Y | 10 | 100% | 0% | 30% | 106.70 |
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Brownstein | I worship the Pyramid (abandoned Soviet coal mining settlement on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard) | "real numbers are uncountable" factoid actually just statistical error. diagonal georg | 75 | 10 |
| Will Alston | Will They Ever Finish Bruckner’s Ninth Boulevard? | Thamos, King of Egypt: The Sahara of the Mozart | 85 | 10 |
| Lou Leere | Big is moving to Evanston! | One Microscopic Pog in His Chat-astrophic Plan | 97 | 10 |
| Tim Morrison | BHSU B | Do re mi fa serving negs | 98 | 10 |
| Sky Li | Woke Michael Du be like "I'm a genders player" | The Met on Laserdisc. Bravo! | 100 | 10 |
| Eric Mukherjee | Floridovician | Broken Socal Scene | 102 | -5 |
| John Marvin | "Real quiz bowl" only consists of the ACF academic pyramidal scene and the late 2010s NAQT scene. | Enjoying the Hole Experience | 116 | 10 |
| Charles Hang | It's not X, but... defenders | No, explaining that your buzz came from watching an isekai is not "Proustian" | 117 | -5 |
| Anuttam Ramji | Li Bai Chocolate Mushussu Pacha Latte | Please sir, may I have some morb? | 121 | 10 |
| Dylan Minarik | The RAND Coöperation | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 2k5, RNBQKBNR b Q - 99 66 | 123 | -5 |
| Alexander Nero | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 2k5, RNBQKBNR b Q - 99 66 | The RAND Coöperation | 125 | 10 |
| Jason Cheng | Broken Socal Scene | Floridovician | 125 | 10 |
| Henry Atkins | No, explaining that your buzz came from watching an isekai is not "Proustian" | It's not X, but... defenders | 125 | 10 |