Sophie's World

Sophies World by Jostein Gaarder is a novel about the history of philosophy, just like the cover says. This novel not only teaches the main ideas of many philosophers, but also their views on reality and history. We also learn how those philosophers ideas have shaped our own idea of reality today. Sophie is what connects all of the philosophers ideas presented. On the opening page of the fate chapter, three questions are asked by the philosopher (49). The first question asked is, “ Do you believe

“Who are you? Where does the world come from?” (Gaarder 7). For Sophie Amundsen, these two questions would lead her onto a philosophy course with her teacher Alberto Knox. Throughout the course, Sophie receives mysterious cards to Hilde Møller Knag from her father who is a UN major. Sophie’s lessons in philosophy and her quest to find Hilde made Jostein Gaarder’s novel Sophie’s World. This book teaches its readers about the history of philosophy, which is the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge

In a way, they are all connected through Sophie's life experiences. There are forces behind all of the philosophy lessons, as well as in Sophie's life. These forces are able to influence and adjust how you view the world around you. Sophie’s World has a lot of in-depth questions that are answered briefly by Sophie and how she sees the world. She is only fourteen, so she hasn’t seen a lot in her life. She knows the things around her, but not much more. The questions that she keeps receiving are getting

Before reading Sophie’s World I had always thought about my existence and purpose in our vast universe. I would lie awake at night and view my life, through a third person’s perspective. I had countless questions about why I was here and what my purpose was but these questions only grazed the surface. After reading Sophie’s World I realize that there are several other questions that I should be asking. The first philosopher that I agreed with when reading Sophie’s World was Europe’s first biologist

are you?” ”Where does the world come from?” or letters from the unknown writer that would get her thinking long and hard because of this, the unknown letter writer had saved Sophie from the triviality of everyday existence. The book Sophie’s World written by Jostein Gaarder shows the reader to wonder more about the world. As a child, we would think philosophically about the world but the older we got, we would philosophically think less because we got used to the world To begin with, what are the

philosopher.(Gaarder 105)” Aristotle almost had it right. If Aristotle had lived today, he might have changed his three forms to fit today’s age. Happiness could be achieved with love, free will and pursuing a meaningful life. Love In the book Sophie’s World a history of Philosophy written by Jostein Gaarder, Sophie Amundsen is learning the history of philosophy from letters that are sent using a dog named Hermes as the messenger written by Alberto Knox. Sophie learns the importance of asking questions

book Sophie’s World is about philosophy in a small girls world. The book tells many things about philosophy in the world and in history. She meets someone who starts sending her letters and gives her philosophy lessons. It’s an interesting book and makes you think about many ideas. Philosophy is a mysterious subject to the world. Sophie is a teenaged girl living with her mother and hasn’t really gotten to know the world. She gets a letter, asking her questions about herself and the world and

Sophie’s World begins its philosophical inquiry by posing the question; “Who are you?” When asked this question I would assume many people would respond with their name. However, does this name capture all that we are in terms of interests, experiences or characteristics? And do those identifiers suffice in defining a person? When you really think about it, does a name not simply offer a distinction or a label that makes it simpler to distinguish one person from another? Perhaps there is a problem

He believed people were only happy when they acted according to their reason. He didn’t believe that people would deliberately act in a way that would make them unhappy. In Sophie’s World, an important quote that can back this up is “Socrates, whose mother was a midwife, used to say that his art was like the art of the midwife. She does not herself give birth to the child, but she is there to help during its delivery. Similarly

Sophie’s World Book Critique: Marx Jorge A. Suarez 10-12-14 APE1 In Sophie’s World, Sophie has an experience in the woods on her way to Alberto’s place with the infamous Scrooge, from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and a little match girl, from a tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Her experience goes beyond the characters; when Scrooge refuses to help the match girl, she threatens to burn down the woods and she says, “You didn’t know I was a communist, did you?” Alberto goes on