You remember that we became a book," continued Alberto patiently. "I can see that this book was very successful. It has been widely read - so widely, in fact, that people have started parodying it. We are in one of those parodies." Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder is an ambitious project which falls flat - in my opinion, of course. Philosophy is method and theory to see and understand the life, and this book will show you how our procedures sought of life, and how they developed their own theories by the ages. Sophie’s World also has strong preference for the myth of progress. The storyline of philosophy is presented as if each philosopher advanced on the theories of previous philosophers toward some future state when, if Gaarder got his way, everyone would be governed by the United Nations. Considering that this book was originally published by a Norwegian in 1994, that view of things is understandable, but that piece of the story gets a little preachy.

and I recommend trilogy of "A History of Western Philosophy" by Bertrand Russel, and "The story of Philosophy" by Will Durant. Here is another example for you: the Danish nuclear physicist Niels Bohr is said to have told a story about Newton’s having a horseshoe over his front door.If you opened the TV at any time, you would see at least one of the ideas which is mentioned here in the book. no mater how it is old, they will be always an attractive ideas. Having finished the book, Hilde decides to help Sophie and Alberto get revenge on her father. Alberto and Sophie can interact only weakly with items in Albert Knag's world and cannot be seen by anyone but other fictional characters. A woman from Grimms' Fairy Tales gives them food before they prepare to witness Knag's return to Lillesand, Hilde's home. Though "Russel" thinks that learning about philosophy in historical way, is not the best way to handle it, but not all of us have spare time to attend brain storming classes about philosophy. and the vast majority have no curiosity of it to spend all that time in thinking and contemplating in philosophical ways. Where are we?" asked Sofie. "I don't understand. We aren't in my world any more. Or in Hilde's world. So..."

As to the literary merits of the work, I have to regretfully give a total thumbs-down. The story is mostly dialogue; Gaarder uses the ages-old technique of Plato to get across complex philosophical ideas through relatively simple sentences. While the intention is admirable, the execution leaves a lot to be desired. Sophie comes across most of the time as rather moronic, and her teacher Alberto sounds like a pompous ass. Of course, there is some justification for the imperfections of characterisation, as Sophie and Alberto exist only in the head of Major Albert Knag who is writing their story: still, the overall responsibility as author lies squarely at Gaarder's door. Towards the end, the style of dialogue became so repetitive as to become grating: for example, the sentence: "a mere bagatelle, Sophie." is uttered like a chant by Alberto at regular intervals (to be totally fair, it may be a problem with the translation, but I do not think so). But are you still you?" asked Alberto. "That, after all, is the question we started off discussing." Daar is nu een ideale oplossing voor: De wereld van Sofie, de graphic novel deel 1. Deel 2 verschijnt in oktober ’23. Nicoby en Zabus leverden een meesterwerk af, met dank aan uitgeverij Scratch voor de Nederlandse vertaling. By 2011, the novel had been translated into fifty-nine languages, with over fortymillion print copies sold. [3] It is one of the most commercially successful Norwegian novels outside of Norway, and has been adapted into a film and a PC game.

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I was a philosophy major in school and *everybody* would ask if I had read Sophie's World. "What an amazing book!" they would gush. "You'll love it!" Well said!" said Alberto, and laughed out loud. "You are my very favorite teen girl philosopher superhero. Bravo! Bravo!" Dan aku baru ngeh ternyata novel grafis ini dibagi jadi 2 volume. Jadi yang di volume ini cuma sampai zaman Barok aja. Suatu hari Sophie seorang remaja yang berkeinginan tahu tinggi, mendapatkan surat aneh dengan pertanyaan "Siapakah aku?". Pertanyaan yang membuatnya berpikir dalam. Lalu surat kedua dan seterusnya terus berdatangan bersamaan dengan banyak pertanyaan menarik lainnya. Sambil mencari siapa pengirim surat-surat itu, Sophie pun menikmati petualangan menarik yang seolah-olah ada orang yang sengaja membuatnya melakukan pencarian ini. and I recommend "Introducing" series by "David Robinson", as is exhibited with graphics, and focuses about contemporary philosophy, which Sophie's World do not consider at all.

Novel ini memberikan gambaran yang jelas tentang sejarah dan ide-ide utama dalam filsafat, yang disampaikan dalam gaya narasi yang mudah dipahami dan menarik. Jostein Gaarder berhasil menggabungkan cerita fiksi dengan pengajaran filsafat, sehingga membawa pembaca pada perjalanan yang menggugah dan mendalam tentang keberadaan manusia. Ilustrator pun sukses menggambarkan novel ke media gambar I understand Sophie's World is based on a novel, but I truly can't imagine this as a non-illustrated experience, what with all the imaginative constructs and fourth-wall breaking. It sounds like a painful read.

Having read the original book when it first came out (is it really almost 30 years ago!?), I was excited to see a graphic novel version. Unlike me, who would be freaking out, Sophie is totally game to play along with these strange visitations (though by the end of this first volume she is firmly questioning the experience). Over the course of several chapters, Sophie (and the reader!) learn about the ancient Greeks and Romans, as well as the Christian and Muslim philosophers of the Middle Ages (neat to see theologians lumped in with philosophers). The book ends with the Renaissance, leaving the next volume to take up the true heavy-hitters, philosophically speaking. Terus ada beberapa halaman kosong yang dimaksudkan buat jeda sebelum beralih ke cerita lain. Ya jadi penanda kalau antar periode filsafat yang didiskusikan Sophie sama Alberto itu nggak dilakukan di waktu yang langsung berdekatan banget gitu.