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Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy

by Jostein Gaarder
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Wanting to understand the most fundamental questions of the universe isn't the province of ivory-tower intellectuals alone, as this book's enormous popularity has demonstrated. A young girl, Sophie, becomes embroiled in a discussion of philosophy with a faceless correspondent. At the same time, she must unravel a mystery involving another young girl, Hilde, by using everything she's learning. The truth is far more complicated than she could ever have imagined.
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  • msomaji says

    It has a great summary on the Bible, not often seen in books on Philosophy.

    posted Sunday, April 13 2008

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  • shraddha s says

    Did you relate to Sophie's World? Whats the best thing you liked in Sophie's World? Lets talk about it and grow...

    posted Thursday, April 3 2008

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  • anirudh l says

    This is one GREAT book...one is drawn into it...the philosophical discussions are food for the mind...and it speaks out all the questions a thinkin person has thought of profoundly since childhood but have not found answers to....It is a refuge for people with a thoughtful bend of mind in this world which thinks that being philosophical and intellectual is so uncool....

    posted Saturday, March 22 2008

  • sheida s says

    maybe this book is a first step for entering to the philosophy's world.and it is an excelet way for introducing philosophy to the people who don't know anything about it.

    posted Sunday, March 9 2008

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  • guillermo c says

    We used this book as an introduccion to philosophy when i was in highschool

    posted Wednesday, February 27 2008

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  • jennifer b says

    A lovely book! I've always thought it would be fun to use as an intro text in Philosophy 101. The syntax is sometimes a little tedious, as it's a translation, but it's a fascinating read.

    posted Monday, February 25 2008

  • sandy l says

    this is an excellent read and a great starter to understanding the depth and intricacies of philosophy, religion, politics, and anything else you can imagine.

    posted Saturday, January 19 2008

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  • najla z says

    it is exactly what happens to me , when having read each theme stop reading, I find myself thinking deeply about saying, I expect that this book added me many of the concepts that were missing from the world.

    posted Sunday, January 6 2008

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