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History Of Philosophy

Host Liane Hansen talks with Norwegian Philosopher ostein Gaarder (YOH-steyn GORDER) about his book, "Sophie's World: A Novel bout The History of Philosophy" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). Part novel, part hilosophy primer, "Sophie's World," explores some of the eternal questions sked by philosophers for centuries. "Sophie's World" is an international estseller. So far, it has sold about 3-1/2 million copies worldwide and has een translated into about 40 languages including English.

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