Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder Sophie’s World is a novel by Jostein Gaarder. It was first published in the year of 1991 and written in Norwegian‚ but since then has been translated into English (1995) and at least 53 other languages. It sold more than 30 million copies and is one of the most successful Norwegian novels outside Norway. Actually‚ to most readers it serves more as a basic guide to philosophy than a novel. On both sides of the Atlantic‚ the book is being used as a text in college
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Enlightenment was time of many philosophers who shared their own ideas on society‚ religion‚ science‚ economics‚ and government. Some philosophers include Voltaire‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ and John Locke. These philosophers shared their opinions‚ but had many different thoughts on society. Voltaire was a very famous philosopher. His ideas are still used around the world today.Voltaire was famous for his idea of freedom of speech. He also said people should be able to have their opinions about the government
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me confused‚ yet well educated on what Plato thought was justice. Philosophers say this book could possibly be the single most important philosophical books of Western Tradition. Plato believed that there is more need for abstract thought than concrete thought. He proposes that there were two worlds the real world and the world of ideas (forms). Justice could mean many different things to many different people. Although philosophers are more recognizable with the workings of a city than a soul‚ they
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continually stood under the belief that an individual works to improve society‚ rather than society builds an individual. An English philosopher in the seventh century by the name‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ would severely disagree to the beliefs of society. He believes that society illustrate the natural fairness of men and right to individualism. John Mill‚ a ninetieth century philosopher‚ believes in the idea of Utilitarianism. Which is the belief that the moral good of one helps the greater good of people. Mills
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get out of the old ways and see the future. There were several philosophers who sparked and added to the age of enlightenment. One philosopher that helped bring new ideas to enlightenment was john Locke; he believed that man was good and born with natural rights. Another philosopher during the age of enlightenment was Baron de Montesquieu‚ he believed that men were good but power in government needed to be divided. These philosophers revolutionized Europe as we know it. Before the age of enlightenment
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University. Today‚ he gives philosophy courses in Tate Modern and writes a monthly post “Everyday Philosophy” for Prospect Magazine. Also‚ Nigel Warburton is known for running an intellectual weblog as a Virtual Philosopher and together with David Edmonds podcasts interviews with famous philosophers at Philosophy Bites. Warburton is a bestselling author known for several introductory philosophy
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philosophies were completely different‚ had various forms of governance‚ and had unique economic classes. First‚ the thoughts of the numerous Greek philosophers were absolutely different from those of the Chinese philosophers. Chinese philosophers believed that the individual was not as important as the kingdom was as a whole‚ whereas Greek philosophers consider the individuals as a crucial part of society. As shown in Document 12‚ the human is miniscule to the landscape around him‚ showing that the
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human realm. True philosophers can understand the distinction between appearance and reality‚ because they can understand everything is a Form. Only the man who refuses to accept appearances as truth is a philosopher as “he alone‚ has knowledge‚ since he knows the reality (the Forms) of which the many particulars are appearances” (Cross‚ 1964; Woozley‚ 1964). The true philosopher has knowledge‚ which is definite and resolved‚ where as everyone else only has beliefs. The philosopher is the lover of
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Inside the pages of the Greek poet Aristophanes’ Clouds‚ the reader will find a drastically different portrayal of the philosopher Socrates than one would inside the pages of the Republic. In the play‚ Socrates is completely unaware of his surroundings‚ and is able to justify purposely making just actions stronger than just actions. The main character‚ Strepsiades‚ initially seeks the help of Socrates because he knows Socrates will provide him with the skills to avoid paying back his debts to the
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The just city "will be governed‚ not like the majority of cities‚ by people who fight over shadows and struggle against one another in order to rule‚ but by people who are awake rather than dreaming."# Plato argues that the reluctance the philosopher king has to rule makes him the most fit to rule‚ for he will rule as a sense of obligation rather than for personal gain and power. #This insures that the city is governed according to the laws of reason and not according to the lust of unnecessary
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