jeri Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 This is a book someone here recommended and I bought it. It's been an amazing book so far, a marvelous introduction to philosophy! It's about 500 pages long and I'm just about 150 pages into it. In the fall, my dd will be in 8th adn we are starting a final history round with the ancients. I'm going to have her read this, at least as far as I've already gone, since that takes us up to the middle ages. I'm sure it wouldn't stand alone as a high school philosopy course, but it's a fun and very interesting read and I'm hoping it helps set the tone for a late logic/early rhetoric stage of history. I've taken 16 pages of notes so far and now I'm trying to figure out how to use them! Anyone have ideas about taking information and turning it into a unit? Jeri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Sophie's World is one of our favorite books. I have read it three times, and my older boys have all read it more than once. If you're interested, there is also a Sophie's World board game. We love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I forgot to mention that there is a philosophy course that is centered around Sophie's World: http://www.smarrpublishers.com/philos.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 We did Sophie's World last fall and enjoyed it. We did it as a read-aloud. Audible has a very nice recording of it and we started our day with Sophie's World. I've been dying to get my hands on the game and movie but alas no luck. There is a board game and a pc game but I'm afraid the pc game is not compatible and it is questionable whether the movie would play on our systems in the US either. I thought a movie would be a nice finish but I guess we'll have to wait. It is a great read though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Mandy in TN posted about a helpful site in a previous post about Sophie's World. Here is a link to the post in which she mentions it. And here's another discussion: Sophie's World Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 It's a great book to read in middle / lower high school years, as it's basically a philosophy textbook in a disguise. I would not use it for a philosophy study, but to read on an informative level, sure. My older daughter read it too and liked it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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