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In a story by this author, the philosophy of Pomadism, which holds reality to be inferior to opinion, is preached by a “bonze” from the Kingdom of Bungo. In a story by this author, a man with the motto “plus ultra!” uses Socrates’s daemon and Pascal’s fear of the abyss to argue that almost everyone is insane. A thinker created by this author praises war with a parable about two starving tribes, inspiring his disciple to frequently mutter (10[1])“to the victor, the potatoes!” (-5[1])In a story by this author, a psychiatrist causes a revolt by committing most of a town’s population to a green-shuttered (10[2])asylum. (10[2])This author parodied Social Darwinism and Positivism as (10[1])“Humanitism,” (10[2])the system of (10[1])a (10[1])philosopher who leaves (10[1])his dog of the same name (10[1])to his friend (10[1])Rubião. For 10 points, “The Alienist” is a story by what 19th-century Brazilian author (10[1])of (10[1])Quincas Borba? ■END■ (10[5]0[4])

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