
Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder – A Philosopher’s Perspective.
As an intelligent reader with a background in philosophy, I find Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder to be a commendable, if imperfect, introduction to Western philosophical thought. The novel follows Sophie Amundsen, a 14-year-old Norwegian girl, who receives mysterious letters posing existential questions like “Who are you?” and “Where does the world come from?” These…