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Wittgenstein's Poker: The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers
by David Edmonds and John Eidinow

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Publisher Comments:

On October 25, 1946, in a crowded room in Cambridge, England, the great twentieth-century philosophers Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper came face to face for the first and only time. The meeting — which lasted ten minutes — did not go well. Their loud and aggressive confrontation became the stuff of instant legend, but precisely what happened during that brief confrontation remained for decades the subject of intense disagreement.

An engaging mix of philosophy, history, biography, and literary detection, Wittgenstein's Poker explores, through the Popper/Wittgenstein confrontation, the history of philosophy in the twentieth century. It evokes the tumult of fin-de-siécle Vienna, Wittgentein's and Popper's birthplace; the tragedy of the Nazi takeover of Austria; and postwar Cambridge University, with its eccentric set of philosophy dons, including Bertrand Russell. At the center of the story stand the two giants of philosophy themselves — proud, irascible, larger than life — and spoiling for a fight.

Synopsis:

"Wittgenstein's Poker" is an engaging mix of philosophy, history, biography, and literary detection. The hardcover edition was a bestseller, named the No. 1 book on the" San Francisco Chronicle" and the "Boston Globe" bestseller lists.

Synopsis:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-327) and index.
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About the Author

David Edmonds is an award-winning journalists with the BBC. This book, his first, has been translated into more than a dozen languages.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060936648
Subtitle:
The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers
Author:
David Edmonds and John Eidinow
Author:
by David Edmonds and John Eidinow
Author:
Eidinow, John
Author:
Edmonds, David
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
20th century
Subject:
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
Subject:
Adult
Subject:
Philosophers, Modern.
Subject:
History & Surveys - Modern
Subject:
General Philosophy
Edition Number:
1st Ecco pbk. ed.
Series Volume:
107-597
Publication Date:
September 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
7.30x5.30x.90 in. .59 lbs.
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