The Classroom of EpictetusQuestions worth answering plainly.
The Classroom should be inspectable. Here are the boundaries, sources, and mechanics without marketing fog.
Is this really Epictetus?
No. The public examination is led by an AI teaching interface designed around Epictetus's philosophical framework and the Classroom's corpus. It speaks in the first person as a teaching device, but it is not the historical man and should not be treated as infallible.
Where do the citations come from?
Each examination retrieves passages from the Classroom's processed Stoic corpus. Public citation links are currently limited to verified Epictetus material in the Library: the Discourses and the Enchiridion. Inspect the Library →
Why are Fragments not in the Library?
The current processed corpus does not publish a verified Fragments work. The Classroom will not pretend completeness just to make the navigation look better. Fragments remain deferred until provenance and parsing are solved properly.
Are Principles and Practices quotations from Epictetus?
No. They are Classroom-authored interpretive and training layers. Where they point to primary texts, those references are there so the student can inspect the source separately.
Does the Classroom remember my conversations?
Visitors without an account can use the public examination on the homepage; it does not save history. Signed-in students keep persistent examinations stored in their account record. Intake is examination 0; numbered examinations continue from 1 onward.
Can I save passages, notes, and practices?
The persistence model for those features is defined, but those controls remain hidden until the database migration and row-level security are applied and verified. The Classroom will not display fake save buttons that do not persist.
Is this therapy or professional advice?
No. The Classroom is philosophical education and practice. It is not a substitute for medical, mental-health, legal, financial, or other qualified professional care.
Why does the teacher ask questions instead of giving quick answers?
Because the product is meant to examine judgement, not spray Stoic slogans at every problem. A useful response often depends on what the student actually believes, values, fears, or assumes.
How do I report a bad citation or source problem?
Use the Contact page and include the exact reference, page, or dialogue where you found the problem.
Will there be an animated Epictetus?
No. The Classroom does not put a face in front of the teaching, and none is planned as its face. What you meet is the text and a small marble seal. If an illustration were ever added, it would be marked as a teaching illustration, not a likeness — never a generated scene standing in for his school.