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		rmk on July 10, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Best Philosophical Books? Sophie's world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophies_World It's a great book that takes you on a whirlwind tour of the most famous philosophers and their thoughts. What's more, it's woven into a suspense novel, so it keeps you reading!

escanda on July 10, 2010 [–]

Read it some years ago, definitively a good book to get some background in the history of philosophy.

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