Fate the "fortune-teller" is trying to foresee something that is really quite unforeseeable ...Sophie had been keeping her eye on the mailbox while she read about Democritus. But just in case, she decided nevertheless to take a stroll down
Democritusthe most ingenious toy in the worldSophie put all the typed pages from the unknown philosopher back into the cookie tin and put the lid on it. She crawled out of the den and stood for a while looking across the garden. She thought about w
The Natural Philosophers nothing can come from nothing When her mother got home from work that afternoon Sophie was sitting in the glider, pondering the possible connection between the philosophy course and Hilde Moller Knag, who would not be getti
The Myths... a precarious balance between the forces of good and evil There was no letter for Sophie the next morning. All through the interminable day at school she was bored stiff. She took care to be extra nice to Joanna during the breaks. On the
The Top Hat the only thing we require to be good philosophers is the faculty of wonder...Sophie was sure she would hear from the anonymous letter writer again. She decided not to tell anyone about the letters for the time being.At school she had tro
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