Truly amazing! Excellent piece of intellectual fiction! This is what I’ve been looking for!
Sophie’s World is a beautifully written story (within a story (within a story)) that will take you on an inspiring journey through the history of philosophy. Dyed in the colors of mystery with a tint of fantasy, drenched in intriguing lines that will spark imagination and thought and inspire you for the rest of your life; This book will teach you the art of philosophy in a simple, story-like way.
This is the story of a 14-year-old Norwegian girl named Sophie who begins her correspondence course of philosophy lessons through a dog under the guidance of an unknown tutor named Alberto who takes her on a philosophical journey back in time from ancient mythology. to Hellenism and Christianity. and Natural Philosophy, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque and Romanticism, showing her philosophical achievements from each era. The plot takes a mysterious turn when surreal characters are thrown in creating confusion and mystery in the novel. Also, the story takes a U-turn when a girl named Hilde receives a birthday present from her father: a book written by him called ‘Sophie’s World’. From here, the story switches to Hilde’s perspective, where Sophie Amundsen and Alberto Knox become mere characters in a book Hilde is reading. As the philosophy lessons progress, so does the story, which becomes a story written within a story (within a story) and reality and imagination overlap so much that even the characters suspect their own existence. . Hilde believes in Sophie’s existence in the real world, while Sophie is assured of her existence only as a character in a book and her presence in the mind of Hilde’s father who is writing a book for Hilde’s daughter. she.
The ending is charming and philosophical (“Yes, we are stardust too”). The book is packed with inspiring one-liners and thought-provoking dialogue that will spark your imagination. With many twists and turns, what keeps the novel moving is its continual shift between reality and illusion, captured in a surreal manner, where Gaarder teaches the history of philosophy in layman’s terms, omitting too much detail and depth that would otherwise Either way, they would have stolen the beauty of the story.
This Alice in Wonderland of philosophy is highly recommended for all those who have a philosophical mind, childish eyes and a taste for intellectual reading… (“The path of Ultimate Truth leads inward”)
