蘇菲的世界（上）

by Jostein Gaarder, 喬斯坦·賈德, 蕭寶森 (Translator)

「你是誰？」
「世界從那裡來？」

有一天，14歲的蘇菲放學回家，發現信箱裡有人寫了兩個問題：你是誰？世界從何而來？就這樣，在一個神祕導師的指引下，她開始思索從希臘以至於康德、從馬克思以至於佛洛伊德等各個西方哲學家所思考的大問題。在此同時，蘇菲也接到了一些很不尋常的來信。誰是席德？寫給她

一般哲學史教科書難免枯燥乏味，許多觀念紛然雜陳，既沒有焦點，又缺乏系統。哲學家好像困陷於觀念的戰場，使盡全力搏鬥，卻不知勝負如何；關起門來，他自信解決了宇宙人生的所有疑難；打開門後，他發現自己的說法只是別人嘲笑批評的材料。既然如此，我們還需要哲學嗎？

Genres: Philosophy

318 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Jostein Gaarder is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories, and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often uses meta-fiction in his works, writing stories within stories.

Gaarder was born into a pedagogical family. His best known work is the novel Sophie's World, subtitled "A Novel about the History of Philosophy." This popular work has been translated into fifty-three languages; there are over thirty million copies in print, with three million copies sold in Germany alone.

In 1997, he established the Sophie Prize together with his wife Siri Dannevig. This prize is an international environment and development prize (USD 100,000 = 77,000 €), awarded annually. It is named after the novel.

Reviews

[TY Li · Rating 4 out of 5]

An introduction to philosophy presented in an easy-to-follow, intriguing and thought-provoking manner. Solfie, a teenage girl, receives her philosophy class by a great philosophy teacher whom she doesn’t know by letters.

This book reminds me to be curious about the world and ask WHY, to explore truth and find out answers throughout our life. I wish I have had philosophy class like this earlier in primary and secondary school education.

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

這本書講述一名叫蘇菲的女孩子，有一天獲取了一封神祕的信件，寫着一些很多偉大的哲學家也在思考的簡單問題，例如：「你是誰？世界從何誕生？」

這本書拓闊了我對哲學的理解，風格弔詭，喚醒了我對生命的贊歎，及對人生意義的好奇。

[Alexander Song · Rating 5 out of 5]

时隔多年，再次阅读此书，还是有新的收获，不愧是经典。特别是关于印欧民族、闪族、以色列民族文化的融合与区别，还有以多神崇拜为主的北欧神话及一神崇拜为主的世界三大宗教的关系，讲得很透彻，有大收获。