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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48988526 Title: Wittgenstein's poker : the story of a ten-minute argument between two great philosophers Author: David Edmonds; John Eidinow Publisher: New York : Ecco, ©2001. ISBN/ISSN: 0066212448 9780066212449 OCLC:48988526

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Wittgenstein's poker : the story of a ten-minute argument between two great philosophers

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Wittgenstein's poker : the story of a ten-minute argument between two great philosophers

Author:	David Edmonds; John Eidinow
Publisher:	New York : Ecco, ©2001.
Edition/Format:	Book : Biography : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Summary:	On October 25, 1946, in Cambridge, England, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper came face-to-face for the first and only time. The encounter lasted just ten minutes, and did not go well. Their loud and aggressive confrontation became the stuff of instant legend. Almost immediately, rumors spread around the world that the two great philosophers had come to blows, armed with red-hot pokers. Twenty years later, when Read more...
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Named Person:	Ludwig Wittgenstein; Karl R Popper
Material Type:	Biography
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	David Edmonds; John Eidinow Find more information about:
ISBN:	0066212448 9780066212449
OCLC Number:	48988526
Description:	x, 340 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Responsibility:	David Edmonds and John Eidinow.
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On October 25, 1946, in Cambridge, England, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper came face-to-face for the first and only time. The encounter lasted just ten minutes, and did not go well. Their loud and aggressive confrontation became the stuff of instant legend. Almost immediately, rumors spread around the world that the two great philosophers had come to blows, armed with red-hot pokers. Twenty years later, when Popper wrote an account of the incident, he portrayed himself as the victor, provoking intense disagreement. Everyone present seems to have remembered events differently. What really happened in those ten minutes? And what does the violence of this brief exchange tell us about these two men, modern philosophy, and the significance of language in solving our philosophical problems? Wittgenstein's poker is an engaging mix of philosophy, history, biography, and literary detection.

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