Post #5

Aaron Boyd 

12 August 2013 

AP English 11

Mrs. Wilhelmus 

My side of the Fur

Sophie's World was a book I really connected with. I didn't connect with the book, but more of the famous Philosophers in the book. I was fascinated with all the genius opinions and creative thinking skills the Philosophers had. I can't even imagine trying to get on that level of thought processing. 

There were so many philosophers and philosophies in the book, that by the time I finished the book, I forgot most of them. However, the one that stood out was Aristotle. Aristotle had some of what we now think of as crazy philosophies. For example, he believed women were incomplete men. Obviously a spurious thought. 

Even though Aristotle had a few random philosophies that are clearly wrong, he also had ones that open your mind and perspective and make you think. My favorite philosophy by Aristotle is "The Golden Mean". The Golden Mean is the philosophy that means: only by exercising balance and temperance, will one be able to achieve a happy or harmonious life. This is an important because I feel like it applies to so many people around the world. People try to take happiness without giving any, they don't balance the equation. If you give what you wish to receive, you will for sure be on your path to live a happy and harmonious life. 

As for my side of the rabbit's fur, nothing has really changed. If it wasn't for this project, I would have never touched this book. To me, this book didn't have much to offer. All I got out of it was a history lesson. Which may sound harsh, but it’s true. I felt like I was reading a text book that attempted to have a plot with it. However, even though I may seem like I'm giving this book a hard time; it did make me appreciate the time I live in today. I think if I lived in the time of those Philosophers that I would have felt trapted and out of place. Overall, I don't even consider myself on the rabbit so to speak. I think what I want when I want, and everything is subject to change, not from a book, but from life experiences.