Displaying 1 of 1 1994 Format: Book Author: Gaarder, Jostein, 1952- Title: Sophie's world : a novel about the history of philosophy / Jostein Gaarder ; translated by Paulette Møller. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. Description: ix, 403 pages ; 25 cm Summary: The protagonists are Sophie Amundsen, a 14-year-old girl, and Alberto Knox, her philosophy teacher. The novel chronicles their metaphysical relationship as they study Western philosophy from its beginnings to the present. A bestseller in Norway. Subjects: Philosophy -- History -- Fiction. Genre: Didactic fiction. Other Title: Sofies verden. English Notes: Includes index. Contents: The Garden of Eden The Top Hat The Myths The Natural Phil Osophers Democritus Fate Socrates Athens Plato The Major's Cabin Aristotle Hellenism The Postcards Two Cultures The Middle Ages The Renaissance The Baroque Descartes Spinoza Locke Hume Berkeley Bjerkely The Enlightenment Kant Romanticism Hegel Kierkegaard Marx Darwin Freud Our Own Time The Garden Party Counterpoint The Big Bang Web Site: Contributor biographical information Publisher description Sample text LCCN: 94012467 ISBN: 0374266425 9780374266424 0425156842 9780425156841 0374530718 9780374530716 9780374530716 (pbk.) 0374530718 (pbk.) Other Number: 30474946 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 697298 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: FICTION Gaarder Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
