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Hand-picked dilemma sets for your classroom

First Week Starters

Seven accessible dilemmas perfect for introducing students to ethical reasoning. Each scenario is clear, relatable, and sparks immediate discussion.

7 dilemmasAll grades

Friendship & Loyalty

Eight dilemmas exploring the tensions between loyalty, honesty, and what it truly means to be a good friend. Drawn from Aristotle, Epictetus, John Locke, and Marcus Aurelius.

8 dilemmasAll grades

Fairness & Justice

Six scenarios that challenge students to think carefully about fairness, equal treatment, and what justice requires when resources and opportunities are unequal.

6 dilemmasAll grades

Digital Life

Four dilemmas set in online spaces and gaming worlds, asking students to apply timeless ethical principles to modern questions about privacy, peer pressure, and digital responsibility.

4 dilemmasGrades 6-8

Standing Up

Eight dilemmas about courage, bystander moments, and resisting peer pressure. Ideal for discussions on when — and how — to speak out.

8 dilemmasAll grades

Great Thinkers Sampler

One dilemma per philosopher — Aristotle, Confucius, Epictetus, Frederick Douglass, John Locke, Marcus Aurelius, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Kant — for a tour across history's moral traditions.

8 dilemmasAll grades

Quick Debates

Six concise dilemmas designed for short class periods or warm-up activities. Each one gets to the ethical core fast and invites lively debate.

6 dilemmasAll grades

Deep Dives

Six richly layered dilemmas — including a Kant medical ethics case — suited for extended Socratic seminars, writing assignments, or multi-day units.

6 dilemmasGrades 9-12