Question

A book from this decade used the term “excentric positionality” to describe how man is “neither closest to nor furthest from himself.” In this decade, Hendrik Pos interjected to say that “a completely different language” was being spoken by the two participants in a debate. In this decade, Helmuth Plessner complained about being treated as a mere expositor of the philosophical anthropology (-5[1])that his mentor developed in The Human Place in the Cosmos. Max (*) Scheler turned away from Christianity at the start of this decade and died near its end. At the end of this decade, Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics was published by a thinker (-5[1])who had just challenged the Marburg school while debating Ernst (-5[1])Cassirer (10[2]-5[1])(“ka-SEER-ur”) in Davos (10[1])(“da-VOSE”). In this decade, the Institute for Social Research was established in Frankfurt. (-5[1])For 10 points, name (10[1])this decade in which Martin Heidegger published Being and Time. ■END■ (10[5]0[4])

ANSWER: 1920s [prompt on ’20s]
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Summary

2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y1283%0%42%136.50

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
LouLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A61-5
Matt BollingerBHSU BThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see106-5
Nathan ZhangAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!116-5
Matt JacksonLMM's LLM MLMwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anything11710
Michael HundingSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARELes Missourables11710
Vincent DuA Nervy Liberal Nanny HenceThe Empire Bikes Back117-5
Taylor Harveysticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zoneThe Dyatlov Passement incident11910
Corry WanggenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yetWe Need New Names131-5
Rohan Khervar merchantsPunished "Venom" BHSU13510
Stephen LiuLisan al-QuibAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret1460
Mitch McCullarAre You There, Chat? It's Me, MargaretLisan al-Quib1460
Jonathan ShaufMindgoblin of Little HobbesNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)14610
Cindy GaoNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)it's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown1460
Swapnil Gargit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brownNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)1460
Eric BobrowRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: ALying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago14610
Henry AtkinsThe Empire Bikes BackA Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence14610
John MarvinThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeBHSU B14610
Caleb KendrickWe Need New NamesgenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet14610
Isaac Kirk-DavidoffFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!AMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH14710