I had been trying to finish this book for such a long time. I would quickly read one or two hundred pages, and then I would put it down for months and repeat.If you aren't in the mood for "A Novel About the History of Philosophy" (major emphasis on the history), then I would move this a bit further ...
Original Title: Sofies Verden This book is a summary of Western Philosophy starting at the Early Greek Philosophers (let's say Pre-Socrates) and ending with the modern philosophers. Luckily, this book reads mostly like a novel. I really liked the beginning of the book. I happen to have had a cla...
The Philosophy Sections = 5 starsThe Fiction Sections = 1 starI loathe giving this book 3 stars (avg). It's going up on my shelves and I know I will return to it often in the future but that is true only because of the revelation which were the philosophy sections. The fiction brought to mind the D...
I could recommend this to people who like Philosophy, but then, Philosophy was once my favorite subject, and I didn't like this book. In fact, thanks to this book, I no longer had any interest in philosophy, or philosophizing. I started out expecting to like it. After all, it's about philosophy! And...
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I read this book a long time ago, and I really liked it. It's very powerful and attractive. It gave me a general idea of philosophy (it's worth mentioning that it was the first book I read about philosophy). I read it in Arabic and English, and I enjoyed them both:)I recommend it for those who have ...
This is a fine introduction of philosophy for young people. I appreciate the original idea of the book in general (and that's why I raise the rating to 3 stars), but the book is stretching too hard to cover so many periods and philosophers, which make each chapter less thoughtful and provoking (the ...
It was okay. But I was hoping for a beautiful and engaging tale that took away the usual textbook format of reading about philosophy. It didn't happen. This book was nothing more than a lesson in letters and conversations, and I found the style didn't add anything exciting which I'm supposing was th...
I only partially read this book - about half way through. The bit I read was actually pretty interesting and I do plan on returning to it one day.
As someone who has no desire to study philosophy, but doesn't want to be completely uneducated, this was a valuable book. My friends and I passed it around in high school, and each of us came away with a basic understanding of the major schools of thought. It's told in a simple, slightly fantastic...
Every novelist should read this book. It'll scare them out of their wits. As I read Sophie's World, I was suddenly assaulted with visions of my characters plotting against me -- and in more dire ways than not co-operating when I wish to write about them. Sophie's World is a book about philosophy....
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