Packet 9: Bonus 5
The idea of this city derives from the story of “The Grand Inquisitor” from The Brothers Karamazov. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this utopian city in a short story by Ursula K. Le Guin, whose flourishing society relies on the endless suffering of a single child.
ANSWER: Omelas [accept “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”]
[10e] Omelas critiques this philosophical position advocated by John Stuart Mill. Jeremy Bentham explained this position as seeking “the greatest happiness for the greatest number.”
ANSWER: utilitarianism
[10m] Le Guin conceived of Omelas after reading this philosopher’s “The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life.” This pragmatist gave the lecture “The Will to Believe.”
ANSWER: Willam James
<Philosophy — Sarah Benner> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 9
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 10.42 | 63% | 21% | 21% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Bible School | Portland High | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Franklin Road Academy | USN A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Harpeth Hall | Merrol Hyde B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Merrol Hyde A | USN B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Owensboro | USN C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 14 | 5.71 | 43% | 14% | 0% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 26.00 | 100% | 60% | 100% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 8.00 | 80% | 0% | 0% |