Sophie’s World, Vol. 1: A Graphic History of Philosophy Illustrations by Alexandra Kilburn His avant-garde use of a

His avant-garde use of a palette knife to create entire compositions produced paintings that combined a sensitive observation of nature with gestural paint application

and the broader world

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this book focuses on Douglass the man rather than the historical icon

Sophie’s World, Vol. 1: A Graphic History of Philosophy Illustrations by Alexandra Kilburn His avant-garde use of aSophies WorldJostein Gaarders internationally bestselling introduction to philosophyis reimagined here as an accessible, visually rich graphic novel that explores how humans have long searched for meaning, knowledge, and their place in the world. When fourteenyearold Sophie begins receiving mysterious letters asking deceptively simple questionsWho are you? Where does the world come from?she is drawn into an unexpected course of study that challenges