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Sophie’s World A Novel About the History of Philosophy Jostien Gaarder “An extraordinary writer.” —Madeleine L’Engle Translated by Paulette Miller BERKLEY BOOKS, NEW YORK ISBN: 0-425-15225-1 Acknowledgments This book would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of Siri Dan-nevig. Thanks are also due to Maiken Ims for reading the manuscript and making useful comments, and to Trond Berg Eriksen for his trenchant observations and knowledgeable support through the years. J.G. He who cannot draw on three thousand years Is living from hand to mouth GOETHE THE GARDEN OF EDEN … at some point something must have come from nothing … Sophie Amundsen was on her way home from school. She had walked the first part of the way with Joanna. They had been discussing robots. Joanna thought the human brain was like an advanced computer. Sophie was not certain she agreed. Surely a person was more than a piece of hardware? When they got to the supermarket they went their separate ways. Sophie lived on the outskirts of a sprawling suburb and had almost twice as far to school as Joanna. There were no other houses beyond her gard......