The World Of Sofia And The History Of Philosophy

The world of Sofia and the history of philosophy

The movie ‘The World of Sofia’ is a great work that has been taken by teachers and students throughout several countries to illustrate about the history of philosophy, its great figures and the ideas they had about the world. This film has an easy and comprehensive language that allows a greater approach to its plot, suitable for all ages. In addition, it is didactic and interesting in its particular way of telling the story of the ancient world through the adventures of Sofia and its companion Alberto, although it is a slightly old film has a good atmosphere and is very accurate in its objectiveto make the viewer understand the whole story. 

In addition to the aforementioned, during the film, philosophy is highlighted as an important factor to grow, since it brings us closer to the knowledge and development of critical, analytical and reflective thinking, allowing us to expand our thinking and all the ideas we contain. It also brings with it a large number of reflections, including, analyzing the fact that the human is a thinking being governed by the constant search for truth and even more to be able to provide a meaning to life (finding itself), to the world and the universe in general. This process begins with questions as simple as who are we? Or where does the world come from?, They are questions that although they seem simple to solve, they generate intrigue and anxiety to find answers, since there is no absolute truth about these issues.

The production of the film, based on the book that bears the same name, includes the appearance of several characters that have been important throughout history and tells their main contributions, which is essential to illustrate the public in the knowledge ofThose who have helped develop the critical thinking of people through the constant questioning of the phenomena of the world, even those that could be considered "normal". 

An aspect that converts the narration into something more practical is the chronicity that is given to the facts, because everything begins from the era of Socrates and how it prompted people to question, to think, to look for answers and to develop a thoughtcritic to make them constantly growing human beings. Subsequently, the disciple of Socrates, Plato, who developed the myth of the cavern in which it is proposed that the shadows are deceptive realities that prevent us to find the truth and knowledge through it, so you can understand what can be understood, so you can understand it, so you can understand it, so you can understandThat humanity is immersed in social blindness, many times people with "power" tell us what we should believe and what should be the truth for us and make us human beings without the ability to develop our own intellect and think for themselvessame, that is why the most powerful take advantage of this fact to immerse ourselves in total ignorance that makes us continue under its shadow. 

It is important to highlight Plato’s mention and the myth of cave during the film, because it immerses us in his thinking and gives us a new reflection that consists in the fact that most humans live as prisoners in the shadows as mentioned in the myth, since we are chained to false ideals by society that prevent us from heading in the search for truth and the ability to think about ourselves. Therefore, when we manage to perceive the light we will be entering the world of reasoning that will lead us to seek knowledge to be able to open the doors that allow us to get out of our state of ignorance. Keep in mind that in search of true knowledge and growth from this, the availability of good teachers and students willing to change and constant questioning of the world is needed;The complement of these two important parties will lead us to build more critical, in full people and with a vision of also helping others to get out of that "cavern" that immerses them in ignorance because of those "shadows" that give them knowledge to themPurely superficial and empty.

It is interesting to see how the curiosity awakened in Sofia led her to look for answers, initially in her mother who did not know howNew knowledge. From these moments, an important reflection can be taken out and that is that feeding curiosity, better thinkers are created, who question the nature of the world and seek to understand it, and it is thus like great ancient figures managed to go a little further and give explanationTo many things that are maintained until today. Thus we can question ourselves what would be from the world if our curiosity did not exist? At this point you must make an invitation to all people to feed their curiosity and, if possible, help others also to do so, thus generating growth not only personnel, but as a society. 

Taking into account the little encouragement of critical thinking and the little interest in the subject, a way to do it without returning something monotonous or that can be boring many times for those who just begin to grow in the world of knowledge, it can be throughThese types of tools such as the movie ‘The World of Sofia’, if you want, the reading of the book to also encourage this important habit knowing that through it we can also access whenever we want elements that complement our ideas,They help us polish them or create them.

Similarly, this work urges reflection on the environment that surrounds the human being, its importance and as being part of it, is often unknown and stop looking answers to questions that lead to the knowledge of the nature of the world and, even, of the same humanity, always recognizing the fundamental role that it plays in the universe. 

Finally, it is important to emphasize the fundamental role of Albert Knag and Hilde, because they are the perfect personification of that "greater" that governs human thought, which keeps us in that created reality, where, as the myth of theCaverna, we see the reflection of the true ideas, ideas that are only present for those people with the willingness to know, who seek true knowledge. The main objective of "the world of Sofia" is to create philosophers, give people to people to love knowledge and are always ready to enter the "world of ideas" where all the reality that we have refused to observe is to observe. 

References

• Jacobsen Jhon, Bull Oddvar (producers). Gustavson Erick (director). (1999). Sofia’s world. Noruega: Nrk Drama Filmkameratene.