'Sophie's World' by Jostein Gaarder is a novel designed to teach the history of philosophy and to encourage readers to think about philosophical questions.

Jun 16, 2011 - Susannah White

Post-modern parody, pastiche and play are the hallmarks of many cultural products. Lewis Carroll's stories form ideal base texts, as recent adaptations of Alice show.

Mar 8, 2010 - Valerie Williamson

How exactly can we explain our perceptions of reality? This is one of the major questions posed by Plato.

Jul 5, 2008 - Jessica Gleason

Heraclitus was among the first pre-Socratic philosophers to propound a materialistic view of the world that influenced other great philosophers and philosophic movements.

Feb 25, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

Parmenides, a pre-Socratic philosopher, has been one of the first idealist philosophers who claimed there is an eternal pure being underneath the flux of nature.

Feb 12, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

Marietta McCarty goes to the heart of philosophy with 10 ideas that matter most, 21 philosophers who espouse them, and 100s of ways to make philosophy part of your life.

Dec 15, 2009 - Fran Gardner

These novels are not just simple stories, they contain great philosophical messages that all knowledge lovers should read.

Jul 17, 2010 - Thais Campos