Question
The theories of Arthur de Gobineau and of this thinker inspired the book The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century by this thinker’s son-in-law Houston Chamberlain. A 2020 book cites this thinker’s belief that “the incomparable thing about myth is that it is always true” as the origin of a “posthumous cult” surrounding him in 20th-century politics. This thinker created an allegory for capitalism’s collapse from internal contradictions, according to a commentary by (*) George Bernard Shaw. “Art and Politics in the Shadow of” one discipline are examined in [This thinker]-ism by Alex Ross. This Schopenhauerian fell out of favor with Nietzsche years after The Birth of Tragedy promoted this thinker’s concept of the gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art. For 10 points, name this thinker who denounced his colleague Giacomo Meyerbeer in the essay “Jewishness in Music.” ■END■
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | Y | 4 | 100% | 50% | 0% | 65.25 |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 98.33 |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 6 | 100% | 67% | 0% | 48.17 |