According to Sophie's World, what is the origin of philosophy?answer from the novel

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The most correct
answer is to say that philosophy has its origins in human language. Once language
emerged, so did the meta-cognition skills needed to reflect on issues such as meaning
and ethics etc.

But if you are looking for a more "academic" answer
that refers to specific philosophies, then you may need to begin by looking east to the
philosophies of Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. After that you can look to the
Ancient Greeks.

In your case, you are looking to answer this
question with respect to a character in a novel. You could answer literally and say that
philosophy begins for her when she gets the correspondence course in the mail. But is
not the entire book about teen-aged issues and her relationship with an adult who tries
to expand her world? I think the origins rest in herself and her willingness to apply
the work of past philosophers to her own world.

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