{"product_id":"wittgensteins-poker-the-story-of-a-ten-minute-argument-between-two-great-philosophers-9780060936648","title":"Wittgenstein's Poker: The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story behind the legendary confrontation between Karl Popper and Ludwig Wittgenstein, \"an enthralling reconstruction of the episode\"--New York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn October 25, 1946, in a crowded room in Cambridge, England, the greatest 20th centrury 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 in those ten minutes remains the subject of intense disagreement. Almost immediately, rumors spread around the world that the two great philosophers had come to blows, armed with red-hot pokers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat really went on in that room? 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 philisophical problems?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWittgenstein's Poker\u003c\/em\u003e is an engaging mix of philosophy, history, biography, and literary detection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Edmonds, John Eidinow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.30h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060936648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/22\/2002 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/21\/2002 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 Nov\/Dec 2002\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2002 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdmonds, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Edmonds is an award-winning journalists with the BBC. He's the bestselling authors of \u003cem\u003eBobby Fischer Goes to War\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWittgenstein's Poker\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEidinow, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Eidinow is an award-winning journalist with the BBC. He's the bestselling authors of \u003cem\u003eBobby Fischer Goes to War\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWittgenstein's Poker\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110612959347,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6e3acbc5-4af8-459c-a5c8-cf22b10429db.jpg?v=1748981950","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/wittgensteins-poker-the-story-of-a-ten-minute-argument-between-two-great-philosophers-9780060936648","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}