Tuesday, March 25, 2025

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

Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder, translated by Paulette Møller

Sophie is a Norwegian girl who gets mysterious messages from somebody providing information about philosophy. She loves the opportunity to learn and explore, starting from the big questions of what existence is. There is another girl and a father working as a UN observer in the middle east. At times it goes to the supernatural with them doing things such as going back to view the ancient philosophers. It is an interesting exploration of philosophy and some of the rational and scientific-based influences. It felt that it went on for a little too long as the story got a bit "weird".

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