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A critic’s theory of the “surplus of humanness” was inspired by this author’s description of a portion of behavior that the social sciences cannot explain as “the man in man.” This is the first author in the title of a Walter Kaufmann anthology that studies the question, (-5[1])“what is transcendence?” The Myth of Sisyphus’ third chapter argues that this author was an absurd creator. This author was imprisoned for his membership in a Fourierist discussion group (15[2])and later (15[1])critiqued another author’s description of the utopian (*) Crystal Palace. (10[1])Simone (-5[1])de Beauvoir’s Ethics of Ambiguity aimed to disprove this author’s statement, “if God is dead, everything is permitted.” A nihilist character created by this author argues that the church follows the Devil’s principles in Christ’s name. For 10 points, name this proto-existentialist author who included the “Parable of the Grand Inquisitor” in The Brothers (10[1])Karamazov. ■END■ (10[1])

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