Question

A book titled for these people argues that those who hold the standard of burhân are actually uncritically following taqlîd. A secret society of these people in Basra was called the Brethren of Purity. A book titled for these people argues that when a piece of cotton is brought to a flame, God itself burns the cotton and not the (-5[1])fire. A book titled for (15[1])these people prompted a rebuttal defending the Asharites titled The (*) Incoherence of the (10[2])Incoherence. The works of ancient examples of these people, including a man called the “First Teacher,” were translated by al-Kindi at the House of Wisdom, making works like the Organon available in Arabic along (10[1])with Greek medical and scientific texts. For 10 points, name this primary profession of Muslim Golden Age figures like al-Farabi, (0[1]-5[1])Avicenna and Averroes. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: philosopher [accept theologian; accept thinker; accept falsafa]
<Philosophy - Philosophy>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jack RadoColumbia ANYU A60-5
Matthew SiffYaleNYU B6515
Moses KitakuleColumbia BNYU C7810
Lexi TermanRutgersColumbia C7810
Cody CoonBardLehigh B11210
Carter McLeanPrincetonLehigh A132-5
Miles JaffeeLehigh APrinceton1320
Owen MimnoNYU AColumbia A13510

Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y683%17%33%93.60
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%25%0%73.50
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y450%0%25%77.50
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y6100%67%0%65.00
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y2100%100%0%59.00