Liminal vs Pocket Stoa

Explore Western philosophy through 104 lessons arranged into 23 courses and four year-groupings. Start with philosophical questions and ancient thinkers, then move through medieval, early modern, modern and contemporary thought. Study at your own pace. START WITH 10 FREE LESSONS The first 10 lessons are free. One optional, non-subscription in-app purchase unlocks the remaining 94. The reference and practice features below are available without that purchase. FOLLOW A STRUCTURED PATH Year 1: Foundations and ancient philosophy. Year 2: Medieval and early modern philosophy, including a course on Islamic and Jewish thinkers. Year 3: Modern philosophy, from Kant to pragmatism. Year 4: Contemporary philosophy, including language, mind, ethics, political philosophy and science. READ, QUESTION AND REVIEW - 48 philosopher profiles and an 82-term glossary. - 23 practice quizzes with 319 questions and answer explanations. - 16 thought experiments and 10 branches to explore. - Spaced review of glossary terms. - Search across lessons, courses, profiles and glossary entries. - Bookmarks, personal notes and study-progress views. - Lesson read-aloud using your device's system voice. - Home Screen widgets for a daily philosophical idea, term and thinker. STUDY INTERPRETATIONS WITH REFERENCES Dedicated source cards, daily ideas and profile passages present Liminal's original paraphrases with citations. They are interpretations for study, not verbatim translations of the cited works. READ WITHOUT A CONNECTION Lesson and reference text is bundled for offline reading, subject to the lesson unlock. Buying, restoring, checking changed purchase access and opening external links may require a connection. Narration uses the voices available on your device.

Pocket Stoa is philosophy for people who actually want to think - not a feed of Stoic quotes over sunset photos. It's the painted porch, in your pocket: a daily practice that asks you to weigh, decide, and reflect. WHAT'S INSIDE Today's Dilemma — A new moral puzzle every day. Make your call, see how the world voted, then read how Marcus Aurelius, Kant, Mill and others would have reasoned it out, each with a line from the primary source. Build a streak. Think a little harder than yesterday. Find Your School — A 15-question quiz that maps you to one of eight traditions: Stoic, Epicurean, Cynic, Aristotelian, Kantian, Utilitarian, Existentialist, or Absurdist. You get a real explanation, a quote to sit with, and a book to read next. The Trolley — Swipe through escalating ethical dilemmas drawn from the canon. Each choice unlocks a short explainer — consequentialism, deontology, virtue ethics, care ethics — and slowly builds a moral profile of how you actually reason. Socratic Dialogue — Step into Socrates' sandals and interrogate an AI interlocutor who holds a fixed belief. Win by exposing the contradiction in their own words. Nothing else on the App Store works like this. The Last Day — A short interactive story: twenty-four hours to live, and every choice quietly reveals what you value. It ends with a portrait of you, matched to a philosopher who'd recognize it. PLUS A DAILY PRACTICE The Examen for nightly reflection, classic thought experiments, a "Who Said It?" attribution game, a daily maxim on your home screen, and a personal library to keep the lines that stay with you. ONE SELF Everything you do feeds a single philosophical profile — a fingerprint of how you think, drawn from every mode. A practice, not a feed. Serious, but never solemn. Terms of Use: https://pocketstoa.com/terms https://pocketstoa.com/privacy