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Wittgenstein's Poker
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Wittgenstein's Poker
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) David Edmonds
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By (author) John Eidinow
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:304 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | History of Western philosophy |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780571227358
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| Classifications | Dewey:192 |
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| Edition |
Main
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Faber & Faber
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| Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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| Publication Date |
3 February 2005 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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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