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1、FARRAR,STRAUSANDGIROUXTEACHER’SGUIDEAcceleratedSophie’sWorldReaderANovelAbouttheHistoryofPhilosophybyJosteinGaarder“Extraordinary...Thebookwillserveasafirst-rateintroductionforanyonewhonevertookanintroductoryphilosophycourse,andasapleasantrefresherforthosewhohave.”—Newsweek“Brilli
2、ant...Unlikeanyothernovel...Itsdepthoflearning,itsintelligenceanditstotallyoriginalconceptiongiveitenormousmagnetic544pages•0-374-53071-8appeal...Tobefullyhuman,andtofeelourcontinuitywith3,000yearsofphilosophicalinquiry,weneedtoputourselvesinSophie’sworld.”—TheBostonSundayGlobeTOT
3、HETEACHERWithmorethan30millioncopiesinprint,Sophie’sWorldisasharp,exciting,entirelydifferentnovelthatthrivesonitscontradictions.It’sapage-turningadventurethatisalsoahistoryofWesternphilosophy—fromthediscourseofancientGreecetodebatesabouttheBigBang.It’sarefreshinglycontemporaryandc
4、andidcoming-of-agetalethat’salsoasci-fi-likemystery.It’saninternationalbestsellerthatisalsoanextendedpostmodernriffontheveryideaofauthorship.Inshort,it’sjustasengagingasitisimaginative.Kirkus,SLJ,Asthebookbegins,14-year-oldSophiefindstwonotesinhermailbox.OnenoteNCTEHighInterest-Ea
5、syasks,“Whoareyou?”Theotherasks,“Wheredoestheworldcomefrom?”FromTheNewhere,withthequirkyaidofanequallydevotedandmysteriousinstructor,SophieReading,YorkTimessetsoffonafantasticphilosophicalsagathatwilltakeherfarbeyondhersmallNorwegianhometown.Thelettersgivewaytolectures,thequestion
6、sgivewaytoquests,andthedimensionsofSophie’sworldgroweverwider,deeper,andricher.ButwhoisHilde?AndwhydoesSophiekeepgettinghermail?Whentheenig-maticphilosophyinstructorstartsaddressingSophieas“Hilde”bymistake—orishedoingthisonpurpose?—thingsbegintolookmorecomplexthanSophiecouldeverha
7、veimagined.Yettheanswerscanallbefound,orsoitseems,inthemanydifferentphilosophiesshehasbeenstudying.PRAISEFORSOPHIE’SWORLD“First,thinkofabeginner’sguidetophilosophy,writtenbyaschoolteacher...Next,imagineafantasynovel—somethinglikeamodern-dayversionofThroughtheLookingGlass.Meldthese
8、disparategenres,andwhatdoyouget?W