In Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder teaches philosophy and explains basic philosophical ideas better than any other reading book or textbook I have ever read. The many philosophical lessons of the diverse thinkers of their time were skillfully understood. The author has a wonderful gift for finding the heart of a concept and bringing it to life. For example, he transformed Democritus' atoms into Lego bricks and in one fell swoop made the classical conception of the atom skillfully feasible. It connects all the abstract concepts about the world and what is real with simple everyday things that everyone can relate to, making this whole philosophy course manageable. “The best way to approach philosophy is to ask some philosophical questions: How was the world created? Is there a will or meaning behind what is happening? Is there life after death? How can we answer these questions? And above all, how should we live?'' (Gaarder, Jostein 15). Over time, Sophie begins to acquire more correspondence, this time addressed to a young girl named Hilde, but in reality it appears to be written in Sophie's name. Part of the correspondence is presented in the form of postcards. All come from Hilde's distant father, who seems to be limitless and celestial and determined to make Sophie's life float. As the philosophy lessons come and go, Hilde's world and Sophie's world seem to converge and merge more and more until the great and mysterious revelation that is at the center of Hilde's "world" Sophie finally enters the scene. envelope containing stunned questions or a brown envelope containing typed papers disciplining her on what philosophy is and in the middle of the paper ......der, Jostein 60) "everything that exists has always existed" (Gaarder, Jostein 29) "Because all created things are limited, what precedes and follows them must be unlimited" (Gaarder, Jostein 34) "All things are full of gods" (Gaarder, Jostein 28)''I will believe when I see it. movement, nothing is certain'' (Gaarder, 36) 'knowing what is right and doing it correctly' (Gaarder, Jostein 60) ''The best way to approach philosophy is to ask some philosophical questions: How can was the world created? Is there a will or meaning behind what is happening? Is there life after death? How can we answer these questions? And above all, how should we live? » (Gaarder, Jostein 15)