Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
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Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
This is the announcement for Thought Monstrosity, a side event about philosophy, social science, and other "thought," which will be ready in time for the traditional "second summer open" slot. The tournament will be written by Young Fenimore Lee, JinAh Kim and Caleb Kendrick, and head edited by me. It will cost $10 a person to play.
Our plan is to write 8 packets of 20/20, with the following distribution:
1/1 classical philosophy
1/1 medieval philosophy
2/2 early modern philosophy
2/2 19th-century philosophy
3/3 20th-century philosophy
5/5 other philosophy (mixed, non-western, and any other answerlines)
1/1 sociology
1/1 psychology
1/1 economics
1/1 anthropology
1/1 linguistics/other social science
1/1 other thought (including stuff like literary/art criticism and historiography)
The tournament will be of Nats+ difficulty, with strict control of answerline difficulty, and promises to be full of interesting and underexplored content, in the vein of other recent tournaments of similar stock, such as VICO and Christmas Present.
Our plan is to write 8 packets of 20/20, with the following distribution:
1/1 classical philosophy
1/1 medieval philosophy
2/2 early modern philosophy
2/2 19th-century philosophy
3/3 20th-century philosophy
5/5 other philosophy (mixed, non-western, and any other answerlines)
1/1 sociology
1/1 psychology
1/1 economics
1/1 anthropology
1/1 linguistics/other social science
1/1 other thought (including stuff like literary/art criticism and historiography)
The tournament will be of Nats+ difficulty, with strict control of answerline difficulty, and promises to be full of interesting and underexplored content, in the vein of other recent tournaments of similar stock, such as VICO and Christmas Present.
Will Nediger
-Proud member of the cult of Urcuchillay-
University of Western Ontario 2011, University of Michigan 2017
Member emeritus, ACF
Writer, NAQT
-Proud member of the cult of Urcuchillay-
University of Western Ontario 2011, University of Michigan 2017
Member emeritus, ACF
Writer, NAQT
Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
Exciting! I very much look forward to this.
Sam Bailey
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Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
So much hype.
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Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
Mad pumped for this.
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Dartmouth College '16
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Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
Badass eschatological Muslim superhero Jesus, the things being announced right now!
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Cambridge '18
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Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
fun!
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Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
jacob, now we don't have to write VIICO
Will H-M
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Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
that'll be the all lit crit/art theory/historiography complement to this set, duhhydrocephalitic listlessness wrote:jacob, now we don't have to write VIICO
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Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
bring it onvinteuil wrote:that'll be the all lit crit/art theory/historiography complement to this set, duhhydrocephalitic listlessness wrote:jacob, now we don't have to write VIICO
Aidan Mehigan
St. Anselm's Abbey School '12
Columbia University '16 | University of Oxford '17 | UPenn GSE '19
St. Anselm's Abbey School '12
Columbia University '16 | University of Oxford '17 | UPenn GSE '19
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Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
VIICO: Make Heteroglossia Great Againvinteuil wrote:that'll be the all lit crit/art theory/historiography complement to this set, duhhydrocephalitic listlessness wrote:jacob, now we don't have to write VIICO
Will H-M
Harvard '16
Princeton ~'26
ACF
Harvard '16
Princeton ~'26
ACF
Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
wheres the theology
...but seriously:
...but seriously:
The Stately Rhododendron wrote:fun!
john marvin
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university of chicago - joint ph.d., philosophy and philosophy of religions, 2028
university of chicago - m.a. philosophy of religions, 2021
boston college - b.a. theology, 2018
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Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
This set is being reduced from 8 packets to 7 packets.
Will Nediger
-Proud member of the cult of Urcuchillay-
University of Western Ontario 2011, University of Michigan 2017
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-Proud member of the cult of Urcuchillay-
University of Western Ontario 2011, University of Michigan 2017
Member emeritus, ACF
Writer, NAQT
Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
What's the status of this tournament (i.e. will it be complete and how many packets will there be?)
(I am simply asking to determine logistics for the summer opens; I do not mean to insinuate that it's not completed)
(I am simply asking to determine logistics for the summer opens; I do not mean to insinuate that it's not completed)
Mike Cheyne
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Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
It will be complete, with 7 packets of 20/20.
Will Nediger
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University of Western Ontario 2011, University of Michigan 2017
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University of Western Ontario 2011, University of Michigan 2017
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Writer, NAQT
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Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
The set is complete. If you can't/couldn't make it to either the VCU or Michigan sites, I'll be running a Skype mirror on August 26th. More details can be found here.
Young Fenimore Lee (they/them)
Stevenson High School 2017
Stanford 2021
The New School 2023
Ohio University 2028
Stevenson High School 2017
Stanford 2021
The New School 2023
Ohio University 2028
- women, fire and dangerous things
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Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
There's now a private discussion forum set up, which you can request to join under the User Control Panel.
Will Nediger
-Proud member of the cult of Urcuchillay-
University of Western Ontario 2011, University of Michigan 2017
Member emeritus, ACF
Writer, NAQT
-Proud member of the cult of Urcuchillay-
University of Western Ontario 2011, University of Michigan 2017
Member emeritus, ACF
Writer, NAQT
- women, fire and dangerous things
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Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
All mirrors are complete so I'll post the set soon, but I'll read packet 7 in the IRC at 7:00 PM Eastern tomorrow for interested parties.
Will Nediger
-Proud member of the cult of Urcuchillay-
University of Western Ontario 2011, University of Michigan 2017
Member emeritus, ACF
Writer, NAQT
-Proud member of the cult of Urcuchillay-
University of Western Ontario 2011, University of Michigan 2017
Member emeritus, ACF
Writer, NAQT
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Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
Reminder that this is happening in a few minutes.women, fire and dangerous things wrote:All mirrors are complete so I'll post the set soon, but I'll read packet 7 in the IRC at 7:00 PM Eastern tomorrow for interested parties.
Will Nediger
-Proud member of the cult of Urcuchillay-
University of Western Ontario 2011, University of Michigan 2017
Member emeritus, ACF
Writer, NAQT
-Proud member of the cult of Urcuchillay-
University of Western Ontario 2011, University of Michigan 2017
Member emeritus, ACF
Writer, NAQT