- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: Orion Childrens; First Edition edition (12 Jan 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1897580428
- ISBN-13: 978-1897580424
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.4 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (150 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 19,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"First, think a beginner's guide to philosophy . . . Next, imagine a fantasy novel--something like a modern-day version of "Through the Looking Glass". Meld these disparate genres, and what do you get? Well, what you get is an improbable international bestseller . . . [A] tour de force." --"Time""" "This book contains a novel mantra for those days when the world gets in your face."--"Entertainment Weekly""" "Extraordinary...read it for yourself."--"Newsweek
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"A simply wonderful, irresistible book...a cross between Bertrand Russell's "History of Western Philosophy" and "Alice in Wonderland"."--"Daily Telegraph
"""Sophie's World" is sheer delight. How I wish I'd had it during my college freshman survey of philosophy!"--Madeleine L'Engle --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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"A simply wonderful, irresistible book...a cross between Bertrand Russell's "History of Western Philosophy" and "Alice in Wonderland"."--"Daily Telegraph
"""Sophie's World" is sheer delight. How I wish I'd had it during my college freshman survey of philosophy!"--Madeleine L'Engle --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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59 of 62 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Sophie's World was my first introduction to the work of Jostein Gaarder. It is a book that had me captivated from the very first page right through to the last! Gaarder very cleverly combines two elements which result in a both informative and totally gripping story. Firstly the book provides the reader with a 'beginners guide' to philosophy which introduces all the major philosophical ideas and concepts from Socrates through to current day Existentialism and 'New Age' thinking. It gives an insight into all those names you have heard but knew nothing about! Combined with this, Gaarder manages to weave an exciting story about fourteen year old Sophie which holds the reader entranced not least because of the unexpected twists as the story unfolds. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, learnt a great deal and it is a book I could read several times over and still learn something new.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Initially, I suffered from an information overload with this book. But the story draws you in and really makes you look at things in a different way. I found this an excellent introduction to philosophy and a delightful story. Jostein Gaarder makes a very difficult subject accessible to all. The more you read the book, the more you will learn.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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This is a book to teach young adults about philosophy and ideas that have influenced the world. 15 year old Sophie starts to receive messages that ask her to think about who she is and where the world comes from. Then Alberto Knox sends her lessons about philosophers' attempts to ask and answer philosophical questions. The lessons cover highlights of 2000 years of philosophical thought. She also begins to receive some postcards from a UN observer in Lebanon. The philosophy lessons are made interesting by the story of Sophie trying to figure out why she is receiving the lessons and the postcards. This book is not only a great introduction to philosophy for young adults but would be a fascinating read for everyone who heard about different philosophers' ideas throughout their lives but never really got around to reading about philosophy.
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Highly recommended
I wanted an overview of different philosophers that was easy to understand. It has helped me be able to apply theory of different philosophies to my work.
Published 1 month ago by Ktstar23
Inspiring
This book provides the opportunity of a life changing perspective on philosophy, history and theology. Read more
Published 4 months ago by JS
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I first received the book under the quality of its description, I didn't want the hassle to exchange it, the seller contacted me promptly to give me a satisfactory alternative and... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Spanish+teacher
'Sophie's World', banal compared to Christ's
'Sophie's World' caught me because of the easy to read resume of the world's philosophers. Full marks to the author for this. Read more
Published 7 months ago by T. G. S. Hawksley
Could have been so much better.
On one hand I found the sections that dealt with Philosophy genuinely interesting and a joy to read, if I recall correctly these are referred to in the book as Sophie's... Read more
Published 8 months ago by evil_blond_goth
Torture for teenagers
This is the first book I have ever considered so dreadful that I felt it needed to be destroyed. I ripped it to pieces and put it in my green recycling bin. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Larchmontescapee
high school level philosophy popularization
and that is where Sophie was when she read this stuff - a freshman no less. This book had the pretention of covering 3000 years of human thought in 400 pages. Read more
Published 9 months ago by rob crawford
Thumbs Up!
This book is wonderful - but only buy if your truly interested in philosophy! its an absolutely gripping read, you cant get your head out of the book! Read more
Published 10 months ago by NATTYNUT
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I love the book; it gives me so much insight and knowledge about EVERYTHING,
I thought I was intelligent before I read this book but - I was soooooo wrong
one chapter in... Read more
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Published 10 months ago by mr.captain15
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The great strength of this book (and its main purpose) is a concise and clear introduction to Western philosophy, from the Greek pre-Socratics onwards. Read more
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