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Impossible Choices: Scylla and Charybdis — Homework
Read the Scylla and Charybdis passage before answering.
- 1.What makes the Scylla-and-Charybdis choice different from the Cyclops episode?
- 2.Why might Odysseus choose not to tell his rowers which side of the strait holds the danger?
- 3.Describe a real-world situation requiring the same kind of forced trade-off between a smaller certain loss and a larger uncertain risk.
- 4.Define "dilemma" precisely.
- 5.Do you agree with Odysseus's choice to sail nearer Scylla? Explain your reasoning.
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