Jostein Gaarder

EL LIBRO QUE HA ENSEÑADO A PENSAR A TODA UNA GENERACIÓN Esta extraordinaria obra de divulgación que se ha convertido ya en una obra de culto aporta una coherente visión de conjunto sobre aquellos aspectos imprescindibles para comprender la historia de la filosofía occidental. El mundo de Sofía tiene el mérito de haber conjugado, acertadamente, rigor y amenidad en una narración donde una joven irá conociendo su propia identidad mientras descubre la capacidad humana de hacer preguntas.

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El mundo de Sofía

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Amelia

at some point something must have come from nothing

It contained only a slip of paper no bigger than the envelope. It read: Who are you?

You can't experience being alive without realising that you have to die, she thought. But it's just as impossible to realise you have to die without thinking how incredibly amazing it is to be alive.

The only thing we require to be good philosophers is the faculty of wonder.

But have you ever given any thought to the fact that you are a Martian yourself?

'I'm not playing!' Sophie retorted indignantly, 'I'm doing a very complicated philosophical experiment!'

Democritus called these smallest units atoms.

The word 'influenza' actually means a malign influence from the stars.

Wisest is she who knows she does not know.

The stupidest thing she knew was for people to act like they knew all about things they knew absolutely nothing about.

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