Question

One of Nietzsche’s maxims in Human, All Too Human declares that these people must “keep [their] mouth shut.” These people may exhibit biases referred to by the German term Tendenz. An essay titled for these people describes the “empty process” by which they produce a “tissue” or “fabric” drawn from “innumerable centres.” “The design” of these people was said to be “neither available nor desirable” by (*) W. K. Wimsatt and Monroe Beardsley. These people’s thoughts were the original subject of the “intentional fallacy.” (10[1])A 1967 essay argues against (10[1])using these people’s biographies to try to find the “ultimate meaning” of their works, which it claims should stand alone. Roland Barthes (“BART”) belatedly proclaimed the “death (10[1])of”, for 10 points, what people, which he contrasted with the birth of the “scriptor”? ■END■

ANSWER: the author [or poet or novelist or writer; or l’auteur; accept scriptor before “scriptor”; accept “The Death of the Author” or “Le mort d’auteur”; prompt on artists or similar]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew HartBHSUdoubleplusnegfive8210
Danny VopavaWeird Klaus BarbieOur Job is Buzz8710
Sharath NarayanPalestrina SawayamaJeff Weiner Fan Club11310

Summary

2023 UMN COOT08/19/2023Y3100%0%0%94.00