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Wittgenstein's Poker

The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers

Wittgenstein's Poker( )
Author: Edmonds, David
Eidinow, John
ISBN:978-0-571-20547-9
Publication Date:Jan 2001
Publisher:Faber & Faber, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
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Book Description:

On 25 October 1946, in a crowded room in Cambridge, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper came face to face for the first and only time. The encounter lasted only ten minutes, and did not go well. Almost immediately, rumours started to spread around the world that the two philosophers had come to blows, armed with red-hot pokers. But what really happened?

Wittgenstein's Poker engagingly winds together philosophy, history and biography into a compelling piece of detective work....
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Book Details
Pages:224
Detailed Subjects: Philosophy / Individual Philosophers
Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):1 x 1 x 1 Inches
Book Weight:0.812 Pounds



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