| As to the literary merits of the work, I have to regretfully give a total thumbs-down | I read this book a million years ago in middle school, I was around 13 |
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| Sophie, without the knowledge of her mother, becomes the student of an old philosopher, Alberto Knox | At the time, I used to read mostly speculative fiction and some [abridged] classics, and I had no patience for 'philosophy', but I remember enjoying it and learning from it |
The Weltgeist encompasses many individual minds, so although I am written by a different person, I am still me.
| Of course the same goes for you | Nevertheless, the book covers vast philosophical grounds and is highly informative |
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| "And Hegel would also agree," said Sofie | " said Alberto, and laughed out loud |
" is uttered like a chant by Alberto at regular intervals to be totally fair, it may be a problem with the translation, but I do not think so.
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