Packet 11: Tossup 20
Dion tried to make Dionysius the Younger into one of these people according to the Seventh Letter in a series erroneously attributed to one of these people. A book by al-Ghazali criticizing these people, such as al-Farabi, was refuted in The Incoherence of the Incoherence. These people are the only ones in the hypothetical Kallipolis who are fit to pilot the (*) Ship of State. In a dialogue with Thrasymachus, these people are allegorized as people who have seen the sun and return to rescue prisoners from a cave. The Republic was written by one of, for 10 points, what “lovers of knowledge” who include Plato and Aristotle? ■END■
ANSWER: philosophers [accept philosopher-kings] (The Seventh Letter is the only surviving epistle of Plato that’s not thought to be a forgery.)
<Philosophy — Sarah Benner> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 11
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Mooney | USN B | USN A | 53 | 15 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 53.00 |