Sophie’s World Jigsaw: Philosopher Study
Although everyone will be required to read “Bjerkely” and the last three chapters of the book, we will jigsaw, or
break up the other chapters of Sophie’s World and share our understandings.
This will allow us to cover the material more quickly and more effectively.
Each student will investigate one philosopher in detail by reading the specific chapter from Sophie’s World
containing the philosopher, and researching the philosopher through other academic sources.
The format of your project will be Power Point. Your project must be able to stand alone, that is, you will not have
an opportunity to present or explain your project. But, it should NOT be a research paper. Instead use charts,
diagrams, graphic organizers and other means to make the presentation of information clear and efficient.
Your project should address the following Research question:
I am studying the philosophical project of (your philosopher’s name here) because I want to understand how his
ideas contribute to Sophie’s Journey – what she faces, struggles to understand and overcome —in order to help my
reader understand how Sophie manages to achieve her goal.
This research question can be broken down into the following smaller questions.
So, your project must address each of the following:
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What does she face, struggle to understand and overcome in the chapter? (chapter summary)
Who is the philosopher: biographical info (when did he live, era, background, education, interests,
accomplishments, etc.)
 What is the relationship between the philosopher’s ideas and those of Plato or Aristotle?
 What was his “philosophical project?”
o What philosophical questions interested him most?
o What are his major ideas, theories or answers to these philosophical questions?
 How do this philosopher’s ideas and theories contribute (or relate) to Sophie’s Journey: what she faces,
struggles to understand and overcome?
Your project must include a bibliography of your sources (including Sophie’s World) and at least three other
reliable, credible, academic sources. Use noodletools.com or ezbib.com for accurate bibliographic citations.
Important due dates:
Block 9.23/24
Fri 9.25
Mon. 9.28
Tue. 9.29
Block 9.30/10.1
Fri. 10.2
Mon 10.5
Tue 10.6
Block 10.7/8
Block 10.12/13
identify partner and philosophers of interest
philosophers assigned
end of period
Research Report #1
end of period
Research Report #2
end of period
Research Report #3
beginning of period
Quiz on “Bjerkely”
beginning of period
Projects Due for Project Museum & Tour
end of period
Museum Tour
beginning of period
Quiz on last 3 chapters of Sophie’s World
beginning of period
Socrates Café
Philosopher
Ch. in SW
St. Augustine
The Middle
Ages
The Middle
Ages
Descartes
Spinoza
Locke
Hume
Berkeley
Enlightenment
Thomas
Aquinas
Descartes
Spinoza
Locke
Hume
Berkeley
Rousseau
Specific
pages
165-180
165-180
233-246
247-256
257-266
267-281
281-286
303-321
Philosopher
Ch. in SW
Kant
Schelling
Hegel
Kierkegaard
Marx
Darwin
Freud
Sartre
Kant
Romanticism
Hegel
Kierkegaard
Marx
Darwin
Freud
Our Own
Time
10 points
10 points
10 points
15 points
50 points
20 points
20 points
20 points
Specific
pages
322-431
432-359
360-371
372-384
385-403
404-428
429-446
447-470