Wisdom & Ethics · Grade 6
Ethics & Argument 6
The Nyaya five-step argument, trusting testimony, consequences and duties, equality and fairness, identity, and changing your mind, with all eight Shastrartha dimensions.
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Units
Unit 1 · reading, quick check, quick check, task, task
The anatomy of an argumentTake an argument apart into its five Nyaya steps, test every step, and decide whether the smoke on the hill really proves a fire.
Unit 2 · reading, quick check, quick check, task, task
Trusting what we're toldMost of what you know came from other people, so learn how to tell a source worth trusting from one that only sounds sure.
Unit 3 · reading, quick check, quick check, task, task
Consequences and dutiesArgue a hard choice from its outcomes and from what you owe, and see where the two ways of reasoning pull apart.
Unit 4 · reading, quick check, task, task
Equality and fairnessTreating everyone the same and giving everyone the same result are different things, and fairness can mean either, or something else.
Unit 5 · reading, quick check, task, task
Who counts as "you"?Explore what makes you the same person from age five to fifty, and why identity has layers rather than one answer.
Unit 6 · reading, quick check, task, task
Changing your mindLearn why changing your mind for good reasons is a strength, and how to do it well in a debate meant to find the truth.