Sophies World- Week 1

Sophie's World - Week 1 Reading Reflection

In The Garden of Eden, Sophie begins to find letters in her mailbox addressed to her, but no stamps or initial location. These letters contain philosophical questions as simple as, "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" Sophie ponders on these questions and continues to contradict herself by proving her ideas wring with different ideas, and the cycle continues. As Sophie continues to think about these questions, she cannot help but reach dead ends. Near the end of the chapter, the letter Sophie relieves has been mailed to Hilde Moller Knag, but is sent through Sophie. The letter was supposedly sent from Hilde's father, and is sending Sophie a happy 15th birthday. Very confused, Sophie checks the phone book and does not find anyone with the name. This first chapter of the book sets up the rest of the book. The first question Sophie is asked is one of the most widely known philosophical questions in the world. This question brings out nearly all aspects of philosophy, as well as different opinions that affect peoples answers. The one question we answered during our class together was, "Is it ethical to punch  Nazi." and is a great example of a less broad question that can have set reasoning, while the "Who are you?" brings in theoretical topics many people cannot comprehend, as well as set ideas people use in their day to day lives.