第1页共7页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制苏菲的世界英语读后感苏菲的世界英语读后感Sophie'sWorldisanovelbyJosteinGaarder,publishedin1991.ItwasoriginallywritteninNorwegian,buthasbeentranslatedintoEnglishandmanyotherlanguages.IhavetoadmitthatIchosethisbookbecauseofmycuriosity.IhaveheardthatSophie'sWorldisabookwithmanydifficultiesbecauseitsaphilosophybook.Thisbookrelatestosomephilosophyknowledgethatwehavenotlearntformourtextbooks.Ihaveplannedtospendplentyoftimetostudythisbook,butbecauseofthelimitoftime,IcanonlytakeseveraldaystofinishitduringtheNationalDayholiday.SotherearestillsometheoriesthatIcantunderstand.Inthisbook,SophieAmundsenisafifteenyearoldgirllivinginNorwayin1990.Sheliveswit第2页共7页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制hhercat,hergoldfish,atortoise,twobudgerigarsandhermother.Herfatherisacaptainofanoiltanker,andisawayformostoftheyear.Hedoesnotappearinthebook.Sophie'slifeisrattledasthebookbegins,whenshereceivestwoanonymousmessagesinhermailbox(Whoareyou?Wheredoestheworldcomefrom?)。Shortlyafterwardsshereceivesapacketofpapers,partofacourseinphilosophy.Withthesemysteriouscommunications,Sophiebecomesafifteen-year-oldphilosopher.AlbertoKnoxteachesheraboutthehistoryofphilosophy.SophielearnsaboutphilosophywhilebeinglecturedbyAlberto,dressedasamonk,inanancientchurch,andshelearnsaboutJean-PaulSartreandSimonedeBeauvoir.VariousphilosophicalquestionsandmethodsofreasoningareputbeforeSophie,assheattemptstoworkthemoutonherown.Ithoughtphilosophyisanunreasonablestudy.However,afterreadingthisbook,Ifindthat第3页共7页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制philosophyisastudywhichisclosesttoourlives.Philosophyisasubjectrelatestosomequestionsthateverybodyintheworldwanttoknow.Theaimofphilosophyistosolvesomeproblemsthatcannotbeprovedbyscience,likegoodandevil,beautyandugliness,lifeanddeath.Ithinkphilosophyisnotakindofsciencebecauseitcannotbemeasuredandcalculated.Philosophyisahypotheticalinterpretationaboutsomethingthatweneverknowandsomethingwearenotsure.Itsalsothefirststeptopursuetruth.Inourworld,wecannotavoiddisasteranddespairingonlywithscience.Sciencebringsusknowledge,butonlycanphilosophybringuswisdom.Thisisagoodguidebooktophilosophywhichisdifferentfrommanyotherphilosophybooks.WhenIwasreadingit,itfeelslikeadetectivebook.ItletmethinkfollowingSophieunconsciouslyanddiscussthephilosophyproblemsalsocallonsomefamousphilosophersandunderstandthem,walkintotheirworld.Thisbookhasmanycontentsbutitisnotconfused.Writerdividedthebookintosomechaptersandeverychapterhasitstheme.Andeverychap第4页共7页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制tercanpresentseveralquestions.Thismadereaderscanunderstandeasily.Fromhundredsofyearsago,peoplefromeveryagesandeverynationsareaskingthesamequestions,aswhoamI?Wheredoestheworldcomefrom?Justbecauseofpeoplescuriosity,thereisphilosophy.But,regretfully,peoplescuriositystartedtodecreaseprogressivelybecauseoftheirhabits.Whenwearegrowing,weacceptthisworldgraduallyandtakeeverythingaroundusforgranted.Ofcourse,ourcuriositywilldieout.Fromthispart,ourcuriosityabouttheworldisnotmatchtochildren.However,philosophersaredifferentbecausetheywillnevergetusedtotheworld.Tothem,therearestillsomethingunreasonableintheworld,aswellassomethingcomplexandsomethingmysterious.Theywatchthisworldinchildrensview.Sotheycancomeupwithmanydeepquestions.Sotheyarecalledwisemen.Ialwaysthinkaboutmyselfwheth...