How it works

A short prospectus

Eight notes that describe the voyage end-to-end.

1. I.

   Travel down the route

   A dotted travel path winds across parchment. Each thinker is a wax-seal medallion — a stop on the voyage. Available stops glow gently; visited stops bear a seal.

2. II.

   Open a stop

   Tap a medallion to open the thinker's plate — a portrait, the Enquiry (their big question, in italic), a concise account with a drop cap, a pull-quote, and the enquiry tags.

3. III.

   Watch a curated lecture

   The Screening Room offers 1–3 hand-vetted lectures from TED-Ed, Crash Course, The School of Life, and Wireless Philosophy. Private viewing — nothing plays, loads, or tracks until you choose.

4. IV.

   Complete the enquiry

   A short quiz, one question at a time, followed by a reflection — a question whose answer is in your source text. Your reflection note stays on this device.

5. V.

   Acquire the plate

   A quiet wax-seal press marks the thinker's plate as yours. The next stop unlocks.

6. VI.

   Follow the enquiry threads

   Toggle the four colour-and-mark threadlines to see which stops share an enquiry — what is the world made of (◆), what can we know (▲), how should one live (●), what is a just society (■).

7. VII.

   Region challenge

   When you've finished a region, an optional challenge invites you to order its thinkers earliest to latest. A brass medal awaits.

8. VIII.

   Eastern side-expedition

   A small parallel route — Laozi, the Buddha, Confucius, Mencius, Zhuangzi — opens as you progress along the main voyage.