Question

In a story by this author, the philosophy of Pomadism, which holds reality to be inferior to opinion, is preached by a “bonze” from the Kingdom of Bungo. In a story by this author, a man with the motto “plus ultra!” uses Socrates’s daemon and Pascal’s fear of the abyss to argue that almost everyone is insane. A thinker created by this author praises war with a parable about two starving tribes, inspiring his disciple to frequently mutter (10[1])“to the victor, the potatoes!” (-5[1])In a story by this author, a psychiatrist causes a revolt by committing most of a town’s population to a green-shuttered (10[2])asylum. (10[2])This author parodied Social Darwinism and Positivism as (10[1])“Humanitism,” (10[2])the system of (10[1])a (10[1])philosopher who leaves (10[1])his dog of the same name (10[1])to his friend (10[1])Rubião. For 10 points, “The Alienist” is a story by what 19th-century Brazilian author (10[1])of (10[1])Quincas Borba? ■END■ (10[5]0[4])

ANSWER: Machado de Assis [or Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis; prompt on de Assis]
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2024 ACF Nationals2024-04-21Y2195%0%5%122.95

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eve FleisigBerkeley ACornell A7710
Eshan PantNYUWUSTL A82-5
Andrew HannaPennTruman State10310
Matt JacksonChicago ATexas10310
Andrew EllisKentuckyFlorida10410
Jim FanNorth Carolina AIowa State10410
Andrew ZengStanfordVanderbilt11210
Neal JoshiWUSTL BCornell B11310
Ethan AshbrookMinnesota AOttawa11310
Mattias EhatammWaterlooToronto B11610
Matthew LehmannWUSTL ANYU11710
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BToronto A12010
Michael HundingIllinoisClaremont Colleges12610
Eylon CaplanPurdueNorthwestern12910
James StevensonMichiganChicago D14310
Forrest WeintraubColumbia AChicago C14410
Ashish SubramanianDukeHarvard14710
Aum MundheRutgersJohns Hopkins14710
Sinecio MoralesJohns HopkinsRutgers1470
Caleb KendrickMarylandYale B1470
Will OrrYale BMaryland1470
Morgan BozemanMinnesota BChicago B14710
Khushi UmarwadiaSouth CarolinaArizona State14710
Bryan UgazArizona StateSouth Carolina1470
Matthew SiffYale AGeorgia Tech14710