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Do you like Sophie's World?
Yes 29%  29%  [ 2 ]
No 57%  57%  [ 4 ]
I don't know anything about philosophy 14%  14%  [ 1 ]
Total votes : 7

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22 Dec 2014, 3:07 pm

Hi, everyone. I am here to tell about Sophie's World. It's a philosophical book about a 14-year-old solving a mystery, involving two notes in her mailbox. I just read one chapter, but It's still a great book. So, any Sophie's World fans?


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22 Dec 2014, 3:48 pm

I'm reading it for my philosophy club and so far I think it's a really good book.



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23 Dec 2014, 12:43 am

I love stuff on philosophy and theology. Continue to share as you read more, please.



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23 Dec 2014, 12:30 pm

RickyRaccoon wrote:
I love stuff on philosophy and theology. Continue to share as you read more, please.


Okay. Thank you very much.


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23 Dec 2014, 1:55 pm

I read it while I was very young. So my memory is blurry and most of the message might have been lost to me, but I can recall parts of the book. Definitely something I want to reread.



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23 Dec 2014, 10:53 pm

This was assigned reading in an Intro to Philosophy course I took in college. I don't think I even finished it. There wasn't anything wrong with it IMO I just don't find the narrative format all that useful for exploring philosophy, for me personally.


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26 Dec 2014, 8:53 pm

I have read 'Sophie's World'.
'Sophie's World' and 'Philosophy for Beginners' were the books that introduced me to Philosophy.

I think that Sophie's World is a great read.


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28 Dec 2014, 7:19 pm

??? I'm a bit confused by the options because I neither like nor dislike Sophie's World as I haven't read it. But at the same time I know plenty about philosophy and consider myself a passionate amateur, with all kinds of wonderful books I like to share with my friends (picture a mountain of Augustine, Cicero, and Aristotle books).


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