Wittgenstein's Poker
Download or Read eBook Wittgenstein's Poker PDF written by David Edmonds and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : David Edmonds |
Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2014-10-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780571320325 |
ISBN-13 | : 0571320325 |
Rating | : 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Wittgenstein's Poker by : David Edmonds
Book excerpt: 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 . . .