Cultura

Sophie's World: Genre Hybridity and the Philosophical Narrative in Contemporary Literature

VOLUME 22, 2025

The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review

VOLUME 6, 2023

Dr. Banajit Sharma, Dr. Hirumani Kalita

Abstract

This paper examines Jostein Gaarder’s Sophie’s World (1994) as a paradigmatic example of genre hybridity, positioning it at the intersection of fiction and non-fiction within the contemporary literary landscape. Through a comprehensive analysis integrating philosophical and literary perspectives, the study explores how the novel bridges the traditionally distinct domains of imaginative narrative and philosophical exposition. The research specifically investigates how the meta-fictional framework facilitates the transmission of philosophical knowledge and the ways in which genre ambiguity reflects a postmodern search for truth through narrative. Furthermore, it considers the implications of the novel’s hybrid structure for the future of philosophical literature and postmodern narrative forms. Drawing on contemporary scholarly analysis and critical frameworks, this research demonstrates that Sophie’s World represents a significant evolution in the relationship between philosophy and literature. The study concludes that the interdependence between these disciplines signals emerging trends in postmodern literature characterized by interactive educational narratives and increasingly sophisticated meta-fictional techniques.

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Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords : Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty