Wittgenstein's Poker: The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philo

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Part biography, part social history, part history of philosophy Wittgenstein's Poker is informative, entertaining and accessible.

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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 . . .

Author Biography

David Edmonds is, and John Eidinow was, an award-winning journalist with the BBC. Their hugely acclaimed debut book, Wittgenstein's Poker: the Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers has been published in eighteen languages and was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.

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In Wittgenstein's Poker David Edmonds and John Eidinow provide a gripping exploration of what really occured in the legendary ten-minute altercation between the famous philosophers Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper.

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Part biography, part social history, part history of philosophy Wittgenstein's Poker is informative, entertaining and accessible. 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 . . .

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In Wittgenstein's Poker David Edmonds and John Eidinow provide a gripping exploration of what really occured in the legendary ten-minute altercation between the famous philosophers Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper.

Details ISBN057122735X Author John Eidinow Year 2005 ISBN-10 057122735X ISBN-13 9780571227358 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 192 Illustrations Illustrations,ports Media Book Edition 2nd Language English Publisher Faber & Faber Pages 304 Imprint Faber & Faber Subtitle The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers Publication Date 2005-02-03 UK Release Date 2005-02-03 AU Release Date 2005-02-03 Edition Description Main Audience General NZ Release Date 2005-06-30 We've got this

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