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From “Sophie’s World” by Jostein Gaarder: How can philosophy, history and

communication help connect the past, present and possible future events in the

world.

By:Ornella Andrade León

• What are we doing here in this world?

• What is our purpose of living here?

• How can we exist?

• How can everything around us exist?

•How has communication changed our way to reason?

• Are we living well in this technological wealth?

• Do we have spiritual wealth?

•What will happen to the future generations?

Important facts:• Was born in Oslo, Norway in

1952.• Went To the university of Oslo.• Began to write in 1974 after his

marriage.• Won the Norwegian Literary

Critics’ Award and Ministry of Cultural and Scientific Affairs

Literary Price.• Forme the Sofie Foundation

Famous Books:•Diagnosen og andre noveller

(The Diagnosis and Other Stories,1986)

•Barna fra Sukhavati (The Children from Sukhavati, 1987)•Froskeslottet (The Frog Castle,

1988)•Kabalmysteriet (The Solitaire

Mystery, 1990)•Sofies verden (Sophie's World,

1991)

Jostein Gaarder

Sophie’s World“A novel about the history of philosophy”

Plot:

Sophie Amundsen is a girl that is about to turn fifteen years old. she finds in the mail box two questions. Who are you?

While Sophie and Alberto Knox are studying philosophy they discover they are ruled by this UN Major, Albert Knag and that they are a present for her daughter’s fifteenth birthday and probably fantasy.

Sophie and Alberto decided to return to their own world even though they will not get any older. Hilde was talking with her father and she feels that Sophie is close to her. She reflexes maybe Sophie is with them in other time and space.

Settings:Characters:

•Hilde •Sophie

•Albert Knag •Alberto Knox

•Sophie’s mom •Joanna •Hermes

Sophie’s house

The Major’s cabin

Hilde’s house

The History of Philosophy

AntiquityNatural Philosophers Socrates

Plato

Aristotle

Late AntiquityHellenism

Indo European Culture

Semitic Culture

The Middle Ages

Saint Augustine

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Renaissance

Francis Bacon Copernicus Kepler

Galilei Newton

The Baroque

Descartes Locke

EnlightenmentAlso known as the Age

of Reason

Kant

Montesquieu, Rosseau

and Voltaire

Romanticism

Hegel Karl Marx

Darwin Sigmund Freud

On Our Time

J.P. SatreSimone de Beauvoir

Communication

History of Communication

The Printing process

Ancient ways of communication

History of Communication

The Telegragh The Telephone

History of Communication

The Radio The Television

History of Communication

The Computer The Internet

Advantages and Disadvantages of Communication

Advantages• Easy to use

• Portable• Saves time.

• Artistic and creative.• Quality sound

• Illustrates.• Programation.• Large groups.

• Accesible to everyone.• E-mail, chat.

• World wide Communication.• For Emergencies.

Disadvantages• Expensive• Junk Mail.

• Overuse of Worksheets.• Long distances are costly.

• Spams.• Steal your Identity.• Invasion of Privacy.• Technology Addict.

Conclusion

…we are becoming shallow and destroying our world…

Hugh Hefner Albert “Al” Gore

Personal Opinion

…We have to think about our future generations and how they are going to suffer if we don’t make a balance between ambition and

consciousness…