Sophie's World
(Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World is a philosophical novel that takes the reader on an
imaginative journey while reviewing the last several centuries in
philosophical trends and thoughts. As the main character learns about philosophy from
her mysterious tutor, her life begins to illustrate the philosophies
themselves. It seems as though every philosophy that the main
character reads about somehow appears in her daily life. Each
philosopher and his or her thoughts are explored in easy-to-understand
detail. By the end of the book, the reader is not really sure
whether or not the main character ever even existed, and finds out that
he or she was the one who was to learn from all of these things. While
the plot may be sometimes hard to find through lengthy letters and
lectures in philosophy, every word in the book is worth reading, for
both enjoyment and learning. It is not the sort of novel that one
can simply read with one's brain on vacation - the book requires you to
think. If you are looking for a mindless read, this isn't
it. However, if you are looking to learn about past and current
philosophies in a simple, easy to understand, and entertaining way,
this book may just be for you. This book was on my reading
list for an introduction to philosophy class, and I am certain that I
learned more from it than our actual textbook. Even if you
are already well versed in philosophy, this book is a good review, and
so much more. I particuarly loved the fact that the book went
beyond simply explaining the philosophical thoughts to illustrating
them. It is often very hard to pin down abstract thoughts into
daily life, but Gaarder has truly done an amazing job doing just that
in this book. I would put this book on a must-read list for
almost anyone. It is perfect for a high school student wanting to
get a head start on college philosophy classes. It is great as an
additional book for college philosophy students. And it is
wonderful for anyone else just looking to learn or review philosophy on
their own.
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