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1、FARRAR,STRAUSANDGIROUXREADINGGROUPGUIDESOPHIE’SWORLDANovelAbouttheHistoryofPhilosophybyJosteinGaarderTranslatedbyPauletteMøller544pages•0-374-53071-8“Sophie’sWorldissheerdelight.HowIwishI’dAhaditduringmycollegefreshmansurveyofNewYorkphilosophy!”—MadeleineL’EngleTimesand#1
2、InternationalBestsellerABOUTTHISGUIDEThequestionsanddiscussiontopicsthatfollowaredesignedtoenhanceyourread-ingofJosteinGaarder’sclassicbestseller,Sophie’sWorld.Wehopetheywillenrichyourexperienceofthisirresistibletaleofmystery,philosophy,fantasy,andexuber-antliving.INTRODU
3、CTIONWithmorethanthirtymillioncopiesinprint,Sophie’sWorldisanexciting,entirelyinnovativenovelthatthrivesonitscontradictions.Itisapage-turningadventureaswellasahistoryofWesternphilosophy—fromthediscourseofancientGreecetodebatesabouttheBigBang.Yetitisalsoarefreshinglycontem
4、porarycoming-of-agenovelwithechoesofsciencefiction.Thegamesbeginwhenfourteen-year-oldSophieAmundsenfindstwonotesinhermailbox.Onenoteasks,“Whoareyou?”Theotherasks,“Wheredoestheworldcomefrom?”Fromhere,withtheaidofadevotedbutmysteriousinstructor,Sophiesetsoffonafantasticphilos
5、ophicalsagathatwilltakeherfarbeyondhersmallNorwegianhometown.Lettersgivewaytolectures,questionsgivewaytoquests,andthedimensionsofSophie’sworld(aswellasourown)groweverwider,deeper,andricher.QUESTIONSFORDISCUSSION1.Thefirstchapter’stitle,“TheGardenofEden,”underscorestheconce
6、ptofbegin-ningsandorigins.Howdidyoufirstrespondtotheinitialtwoquestions,“Whoareyou?”and“Wheredoestheworldcomefrom?”Didyouranswerschangebythetimeyoureachedtheendofthenovel?2.WhenSophiefirststartsreceivinglettersfromthephilosophyteacher,shefindsthateachoneisslightlydamp,having
7、“twolittleholesinit.”ThinkingofSophie’sWorldasamysterynovel,whatother“clues”didyouencounteroverthecourseofthebook?Wereyouabletousethemtosolveanyriddles?3.AsSophiewatchedthevideotapeinsecret,whatwasyourunderstandingofhowAlbertoKnoxwasabletobringancientAthensbacktolife?What
8、distinctionsaremadeinthenovelbetweenrealityandthesurreal?Howdosuchdistinctionsplayoutinyourownli
