description: Designed for young readers, this novel is an entertaining story about a young girl who attempts to unravel a puzzling mystery by applying the theories of various philosophers--from Berkeley to Kant. A delightful introduction to the history of philosophy. This copy refers to a book club edition.
language: English
title: Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy
titlecomplete: Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy
characters: Jesus, Sofie Amundsen, Cecilia Skotbu, David Hume, Socrates (philosopher), Baruch Spinoza, Sigmund Freud, René Descartes, Plato, St. Augustine, Jorunn, Malaikat Ariel, Aristotle (philosopher), Immanuel Kant, John Locke, Thomas Aquinas, Karl Marx, Charles Darwin, George Berkeley
genres: Fiction, Philosophy, Young Adult, Literature, Classics, Novels, Contemporary, Fantasy, Unfinished, Scandinavian Literature
ratings_count: 252227
places: Norway
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Buxtehuder Bulle, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Premio Bancarella, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
category: Jugendbuch, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Prix des libraires du Québec
category: Lauréats hors Québec, name: دار المنى, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser
category: Jugendbuch, name: Prime Minister of Pakistan's Award
category: Literature, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Premio San Clemente Rosalía-Abanca
category: Lingua estranxeira
publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd