Reflection #2

I think Sophie’s world has unfortunately taken a turn for the worse when it comes to the philosophical aspects. At first  I really enjoyed learning about the root of philosophy and the early philosophers, but now the lessons are no longer as captivating. While the plot had been rapidly picking up and leaving me wondering and captivated, the actual learning of philosophy has become long and boring. Sophie’s actual story has become very exciting and a little mysterious. Reading about her adventure to the cabin and the mirror image that blinked with both eyes was really cool and still has me wondering how she could see her reflection if she was blinking. I also am still very much intrigued by Hilde and who she actually is. I think Sophie’s life is very interesting; she’s a 14 year old girl receiving letters from a mysterious man.  The book has a great plot; aside from the over extensive talk of philosophy.

 On the other hand learning about Plato’s beliefs and ideals was painstakingly boring. Although there was an immense amount of information to learn about Plato I did find a little enjoyment in reading about his thoughts on ideal forms. I think it’s really interesting to think that everything we see is just a replica of a more perfect form that our souls have encountered.  Reading about Plato and Aristotle back to back was kind of interesting because you got to see how even though Plato taught Aristotle, Aristotle formed many different and somewhat opposing views to those of Plato.  Many of Plato and Aristotle’s views are exact opposites including they’re beliefs about the senses, innate ideas, and women.  Apart from that the most interesting things about these last chapters have all had to do with Sophie and her adventures to figure out who Alberto is and where the letters come from. Yes I know t is a philosophy book, but it could be more reader friendly and break Alberto’s long lectures up into smaller sections so that you don’t feel as if you are reading from a text book.