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Sophie's World

Jostein Gaarder

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Table of Contents

Analysis of Major Characters

Themes, Motifs, and Symbols

Summary & Analysis

The Garden of Eden, The Top Hat, and The Myths

The Natural Philosophers, Democritus, and Fate

Socrates, Athens, and Plato

The Major's Cabin and Aristotle

Hellenism and The Postcards

Two Cultures and The Middle Ages

The Renaissance and The Baroque

Descartes, Spinoza, and Locke

Hume, Berkeley, and Bjerkely

The Enlightenment and Kant

Romanticism and Hegel

Kierkegaard and Marx

Darwin and Freud

Our Own Time and The Garden Party

Counterpoint and The Big Bang

Important Quotations Explained

Study Questions and Essay Topics

Suggestions for Further Reading

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