Question

Sarah Hutton’s revised edition of this thinker’s letters restores “Tracts” that had been cut by Marjorie Hope Nicolson. This thinker’s use of a mentor’s term, “discerpible,” suggests that Descartes was not the target of a book that says a carpenter does “not give Being to the Wood.” Francis Mercury van Helmont introduced this thinker to both kabbalah and Quakerism. This thinker described a “third species” that God uses as (15[1])an “Instrument” to be nearer to Nature; that concept analogous to a contemporary’s (*) “plastic nature” was termed “Middle Being” by this thinker. This thinker described creation as a single substance composed of infinite “spirit particles.” (10[2]-5[1])The Cambridge Platonist (10[1])Henry More tutored this 17th-century philosopher whose “vitalist” ideas informed Leibniz’s concept (10[1])of monads. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this woman who wrote (-5[1])The Principles (-5[1])of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy. ■END■ (10[3]0[5])

ANSWER: Lady Anne Conway [or Viscountess Conway or Anne Finch]
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2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y1377%8%23%115.50

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matt JacksonLMM's LLM MLMgenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet6815
Vincent DuA Nervy Liberal Nanny HenceSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE10310
Joel MilesGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerCharlotte's Moderately Successful Team10310
Jerry VinokurovThe Oldest Men in the WorldBHSU B103-5
Amogh KulkarniAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)10610
William GoldenThe Dyatlov Passement incidentFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!11810
Mitch McCullarAre You There, Chat? It's Me, MargaretThe Empire Bikes Back12010
Andrew WangPunished "Venom" BHSUThe Jeam Team12310
Emmett LaurieI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)Lying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago128-5
Caleb KendrickWe Need New Nameswhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anything130-5
Rahul KeyalLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)13810
Natan HoltzmanLisan al-QuibLes Missourables1380
June YinLes MissourablesLisan al-Quib1380
Ned TagtmeierBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago BoyNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)13810
Matt BollingerBHSU BThe Oldest Men in the World13810
Ryan Westbrookwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythingWe Need New Names1380
Eric BobrowRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: Avar merchants1380
Rohan Khervar merchantsRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A1380