| Author/Title: | Edmonds, David, and John Eidinow. Wittgenstein's Poker: The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers. NY: HarperCollins, 2002. | |
| Call #: | Ramsey Library: B3376.W564E37 2001 | |
| Recommended by: | Jim Kuhlman, Ramsey Library | |
| Rating: (5 "books" max) |
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| Comments: | "On the evening of Friday, 25 October 1946 the Cambridge Moral Science Club . . . held one of its regular meetings." So begins this account of a ten minute confrontation between Professor Ludwig Wittgenstein and Dr. Karl Popper, two of the day's leading philosophers, which ended with Wittgenstein doing "something" with a poker and exiting the room. Edmonds' and Eidinow's fascinating exploration frequently returns to the accounts of the many observers while exploring each philosopher's basic beliefs, differing socio-economic beginnings, and their experiences as assimilated Jews in early 20th century Vienna. | |
