Berkley Center

This project examines modern international debate through the lens of ancient rules of debate to compare the two models and examine what can be learned from ancient ethical standards. To achieve this, the debate being used is the General Debate from the UN GA 78th session, and the rules of debate being used are the general rules outlined in the Nyayasutras. The UN is chosen to get as diverse and global a view as possible in a single format of debate, and that international reach is being funneled through the narrow lens of the Nyayasutras and Dharmic Traditions.