**"Sophie's World": A Confusing but Rewarding Read**

I embarked on the journey of reading "Sophie's World" with a fair amount of confusion. I started with the English translation and then compared it to two Arabic ones. The differences were mind-boggling. The Arabic translations had errors, with the "Ahmad Lutfi" translation having more than the "Hawik" translation. The writing styles also varied significantly. The "Ahmad Lutfi" translation was more verbose, while the "Hawik" translation was simpler and more concise.

In the end, I decided to mainly rely on the "Hawik" translation, but would refer to the "Lutfi" translation when I felt something was off. I found that the errors in the "Hawik" translation were not overly glaring, and it was possible to finish the book without noticing them. However, if you're more sensitive to such things, you might prefer the "Lutfi" translation.

Aside from the translation issues, the book itself offers a great introduction to philosophy. It shows how philosophy is not just a senseless debate between "Marx" and "Hegel" but a method and theory for understanding life. The ideas presented in the book are still relevant today and can be found in various TV programs and scientific books. Reading the first two chapters can give you an idea of whether you're cut out to be a philosopher or not.

Overall, "Sophie's World" is a great starting point for anyone interested in philosophy. It's not without its flaws, but it provides a solid foundation for further exploration.

After reading this book, you might be wondering what's next. There are several options available. You could watch the "Crush Course: Philosophy" series on YouTube, but I don't recommend it as it's too simplified. Another option is to read books on specific philosophical topics, such as "Learning to Live" by Luc Ferry or the "Introducing" series by David Robinson. If you want to learn more about the history of philosophy, you could read Bertrand Russel's "A History of Western Philosophy" or Will Durant's "The Story of Philosophy".

In conclusion, be cautious when choosing philosophy books. Avoid those with "Introduction" in the title, as they can be either too difficult or too simplified. Also, don't rely too much on Goodreads reviews from "Intellectuals of Novels", as they might not understand philosophy as well as they think. With a bit of research and an open mind, you can find some great philosophy books to expand your knowledge and understanding of the world.

Before anything else, I would like to thank the author of this work. With a paternal and affectionate gaze, he has presented the complex philosophical topics in a bite-sized and understandable way for the young and youthful audience.

After reading it once and accompanying Ali's story, I feel that this book still has a lot to say. Currently, I am reading it for the second time.

Most of the issues are mentioned superficially and not much detail is entered. The text is cohesive and the topics are skillfully intertwined in the heart of the story. The language is spiritual and its writing style is highly in harmony with the subject of the book.

The story sometimes becomes abnormal and unexpected events occur. In my opinion, this is not only not bad but also makes the book more attractive.

I have had moments of pleasure and learned a lot from this book.

No matter how much I talk about the role of philosophy in understanding my life and its problems, it is still too little.

It is highly recommended to those who want to have a basic knowledge about the whole of philosophy.

P.S: I read this translation and the translation was acceptable.

This is not a history of philosophy in a novel but a philosophical book that I don't think is suitable as a starting point for entering the world of philosophy as its reading will not be smooth for those who have not read philosophy before.

However, it is beautiful and enchanting in terms of the quality of the content and the wisdom of the story. It is pure philosophy.

It offers profound insights and unique perspectives that can challenge and expand one's thinking.

Although it may not be the easiest introduction, for those who are willing to invest the time and effort, it can be a rewarding experience.

The author's use of language and narrative style adds to the allure of the book, making it a captivating read for those interested in philosophy.

Overall, while it may have its challenges, this philosophical work has much to offer and is worth exploring for those seeking a deeper understanding of the subject.

It has been a long time that I wanted to delve into philosophy but I couldn't. That is, I didn't know where to start.

This book is the best means through which one can enter the world of philosophy. It was excellent. Because it was both a story and a lesson. If the ordinary lessons in school were taught to us in this attractive way, I think they would stay more in our minds.

I must say that at the beginning of the book, it was very much about Sophie's curiosity. The lucky girl found a private philosophy teacher out of nowhere, and that was no ordinary teacher but of a strange and exciting model.

But from the middle of the story when Berkeley's theory was mentioned and they gradually started to draw inferences from the story, I was scared. I was afraid that my world would be like Sophie's world. But just as all those philosophers in the book did not reach a completely correct conclusion about existence, I am also 100% not sure.

Overall, the book was very interesting and it greatly engaged the mind. If you see it's hard, don't give up. Keep going. I'm sure if you are looking for philosophy, this is one of the best choices to start with.

In 31 Ordibehesht of 1398, I completed this book and my rating for it is 4.8.

The world of Sufism is a book that makes no difference whether you are 15 years old or 45 years old. It is necessary to read it. The world of Sufism causes your understanding of your own world to increase and you can better examine the problems around you. This book breaks the chains that religious books create educational training for your mind and causes your awareness to increase.

For me, the book "The World of Sufism" was a book that the sun of confirmation shone on many of my personal inferences about nature. From my youth when I doubted the beliefs of existence and religion until today when I am 22 years old and I looked at nature and made different inferences from it. Inferences that many of them I saw expressed in this book by different philosophers.

It must be noted that reading this book once is not enough and you must read it at least twice and think about the issues that are mentioned. The world of Sufism presents the history of philosophy in a lively and story-telling way full of meanings that can be the first step for anyone towards learning philosophy or actually thinking about problems.

Definitely, definitely, definitely read the world of Sufism.

Thanks to Mr. Yalum for writing about philosophers. For example, when Nietzsche fell, there were issues like Spinoza and so on.

Usually, people read more about Nietzsche than Nietzsche himself!

However, if you want a book that is written about philosophers and has a small part about the philosophy of each philosopher, the book "The World of Sufi" is a good one.

Although to understand a philosopher, one must definitely study his works (even not all of his works but the main ones and the course of his intellectual changes).

This shows the complexity and importance of studying philosophers and their ideas. It also highlights the need for a comprehensive approach when delving into the world of philosophy. Each philosopher has his own unique perspective and contributions, and by studying their works, we can gain a deeper understanding of different philosophical traditions and thought processes.

Moreover, it emphasizes that there is no substitute for directly engaging with the original texts of philosophers. While secondary sources like the mentioned book can provide an overview and some insights, they cannot replace the in-depth study of the philosophers' own writings.

In conclusion, the study of philosophers is a rewarding but challenging endeavor that requires dedication and a willingness to explore different ideas and perspectives.

I was a philosophy major in school, and

everybody would ask if I had read Sophie's World. "What an amazing book!" they would gush. "You'll love it!"

So I bought it. I purchased the book, let it simmer on my shelf for a while, and finally picked it up a few years ago to give it a go.

I slogged through the first few chapters. I did my best to suspend my disbelief at the transparently device the author uses to introduce the ideas of many famous (and not-so-famous) philosophers. I tried to ignore the sophomoric dialog and trite inner-monologue of the child. I even put the book in the bathroom so I could force myself to keep reading it. I filled in with other books... maybe it was just too much philosophy at once! If I took it in smaller doses, perhaps I'd enjoy this survey of the subject.

Then one glorious day the cleaners came and managed to knock the book between the washer and dryer. It's a sign! Oh thank god, a sign that I can stop trying to love this horrible, wretched, unlovable book!

Last week, the cleaners unearthed the book. Its pages were mangled, the paperback spine bending it into a permanent spread eagle position. Maybe it gets better! How do I know the book won't redeem itself in the 2nd half? Surely all those people couldn't be wrong about the book, or misjudge whether I'd like it or not. Surely.

...and into the recycle bin it goes.

The End.

3-9-2011
For writers only... And for followers, the right to roam...
When I included "Sufi" among my current readings... And among the crowd of books that are waiting for their turn on my desk shelf to be read... She waited for a while and then began to give me a little of her without vanity, just as "Azazel" gives me some of it, and the acquaintance of his book "Enjoy Your Life" and the intelligent one who blames me because I have not finished the last part of his small book yet... Besides the books scattered on the "surface of the laptop desk" such as the book "The Constant and the Changing" by Adonis and "The Dialogue of the Self and the Unconscious"... She came out with all her rebellion against the rules of my readings... To announce the time of her wedding... And to promote herself with the crown of preference... To draw me with her alone in a unique honey month... And to fly with me above the clouds... To dive between the fog... Between the lines of the verses... On a simple philosophical plane like no other... She is Sufi who does to me what no other creature can do

"Sufi" was able to disseminate the raw ideas and wake them up from their long slumber and free them from the prison of the body... And here she is trying to treat them from their old routine... And to rearrange the seats of the inner mind and organize them in a unique Indian philosophical style... Thank you, Sufi... And thank you to whoever gave you to me... How I became in love with you

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Here I am rereading it again after finishing it in November 2011
Now in March 2012.. A new journey with a different look at the depths of Sufi and roam in her world again... I hope to enjoy :)

27-8-2012
I don't know if I finished it or not!

I finished it despite the difficulty of the last pages in the philosophy lessons.. It requires concentration to understand the modern philosophical era.. Despite the author's use of a unique style in simplifying the lessons and breaking them down with Sufi, but it still requires concentration, especially for those who have not read much about philosophy like me, of course..

The idea came to me yesterday that I would do lessons and write them in messages so that I can put them in my daughter's mailbox in the future, benefiting from this novel and from other sources that talk about philosophy from an Islamic perspective and not a Western one as in this novel.. But with the same style of the author

So I will be back here many times :)

**"The Philosophy Generated by Astonishment"**

There was an ancient Greek philosopher who believed that philosophy was born out of human astonishment. He said that the very fact of human existence is a strange thing, such that philosophical questions arise spontaneously. So, the philosopher is a person who can never turn his back on the world. The world remains for him something inexplicable, something strange.

The story begins when Sophie, who is fourteen years old, receives a letter from an unknown person with a strange message: "Who are you?" "Where does the world come from?" Sophie tries in vain to find answers to these questions. But that unknown person turns into a philosophy teacher and sends her lessons on the history of philosophy through the ages in a simple style with examples for illustration. He presents to her the different questions and methods that philosophers have followed, from the philosophers of nature to Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, passing through the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Baroque, the empirical and the romantic, and up to the modern period.

This story makes you ask the same questions that have been the preoccupation of philosophers and makes you wonder why you haven't thought about them before. For example:

- Should we rely on our senses as Aristotle said: "Nothing exists in the mind that did not first exist in the senses", but do we know that our senses do not deceive us as Descartes believed when he said "Everything is doubtful and we can only trust reason"?

- Is the ability to distinguish between good and evil innate as Socrates and Kant said, or are moral standards relative and vary according to the customs and traditions of society as the Sophists believed?

- Can we prove the existence of God by reason as Thomas Aquinas said, or is God by nature beyond intellectual comprehension as the thinkers of the Renaissance believed?

- Was Descartes right in believing that the soul and the body are two separate entities, or are they one substance as Spinoza imagined?

- Is the universe subject to the laws of causality, that everything happens for a reason as Kant believed, or was Hume right in considering that those laws result from habit, whether they are logical or not?

- Or is the truth fundamentally elusive and we cannot speak of ultimate truths because there is no eternal reason as Hegel said?

The ingenuity lies in the author's presentation of this amount of philosophical information in the form of a story. The adventures and changes that happen to the characters of the story add new questions to your mind and make you start to think with them.

The explanation was more abundant in ancient philosophy than in modern philosophy. So, I couldn't digest some of the modern philosophy to save on the explanation.

And finally, we cannot find anything truer than Socrates' statement, who insisted that he knew only one thing, "that he knew nothing".

One day, Sophie receives a letter from Alberto Knox, a name she has never heard before. This marks the beginning of a series of letters that will introduce the girl to Western philosophy.

It's a story that masterfully weaves a thread of major philosophical schools into an altogether entertaining plot!

From this book, I have gained a more acute perspective on philosophy than I did from three years of studying philosophy in Secondary School and Prep School.

What happens to Sophie in the end is truly heart-rending.

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The story of Sophie, a young girl who starts receiving letters from Alberto Knox, an unknown person who teaches her the teachings of the main schools of Western philosophy.

The story is an excellent pretext to provide an overview of the history of philosophy, in a clear, accessible, and sometimes more beneficial way than what is offered in high schools, preparatory classes, or universities.

At the end of the book, the fate of Sophie and Alberto Knox really saddened me.

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It took me quite a while to complete this book. However, it was truly and completely worth it.

I spent countless hours immersed in its pages, delving into the stories and ideas it presented.

The journey of reading this book was not an easy one, but it was filled with valuable lessons and experiences.

Now that I have finished it, I can look back and appreciate all that I have gained.

It has broadened my perspective and deepened my understanding of various subjects.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for an engaging and thought-provoking read.

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The ideas and perspectives of various philosophers on the concept of God and human nature are truly fascinating.

Plato believed that everything is full of God.

Socrates claimed that the only virtue is knowledge.

Aristotle thought that reason is the most excellent characteristic of humans.

Descartes argued that there must be a God, otherwise the idea of "a supreme being" would not enter our minds.

Spinoza asserted that God is everything and everything is God.

John Locke considered the wisdom of God as the gift of human reason.

Hume believed that any attempt to prove the existence of God is in vain.

Kant maintained that humans have free will.

Hegel proposed that humanity is in motion towards rationality and freedom.

Nietzsche advised not to listen to those who make heavenly promises.

Sartre declared that humans are condemned to freedom.

These diverse views not only enrich our understanding of philosophy but also prompt us to reflect deeply on our own existence and the nature of the world around us.