Wittgenstein's Poker: The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great...

by Edmonds, David; O'Byrne, Darren J. | HC | Good
ThriftBooks
(4040451)
Seller's other items
Contact seller
US $8.54
ApproximatelyRM 36.01
Condition:
Good
“Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, ”... Read moreabout condition
Breathe easy. Free shipping and returns.
Shipping:
Free Economy Shipping.
Located in: Aurora, Illinois, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Tue, 14 Oct and Mon, 20 Oct to 94104
Estimated delivery dates - opens in a new window or tab include seller's handling time, origin ZIP Code, destination ZIP Code and time of acceptance and will depend on shipping service selected and receipt of cleared paymentcleared payment - opens in a new window or tab. Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods.
Returns:
30 days return. Seller pays for return shipping.
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:146351569573
Last updated on Sep 25, 2025 06:09:50 MYTView all revisionsView all revisions

Item specifics

Condition
Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Seller Notes
“Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, ...
Binding
Hardcover
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780571205479
Category

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Faber & Faber, Incorporated
ISBN-10
057120547X
ISBN-13
9780571205479
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10038655710

Product Key Features

Book Title
Wittgenstein's Poker : the Story of a Ten-Minute Argument between Two Great Philosophers
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Individual Philosophers, General, History & Surveys / Modern
Publication Year
2001
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Philosophy
Author
John Eidinow, David Edmonds
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
13.4 Oz
Item Length
8.1 in
Item Width
5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-615982
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
192
Synopsis
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. But what really happened? Wittgenstein's Poker engagingly winds together philosophy, history and biography into a compelling piece of detective work. It ranges from the place of assimilated Jews in fin-de-siècle Vienna, to what happens to memory under stress, to a vivid portrait of Cambridge and its eccentric set of philosophy dons, including Bertrand Russell (who acted as umpire during the altercation). At the centre of the story stand the philosophers themselves, proud, irascible, larger than life, and spoiling for a fight. 'Those ten minutes shook the world of Western philosophy literally to its foundations . . . Edmonds and Eidinow have a very good story to tell, and they tell it wonderfully well.' Irish Times 'A meaty, exceedingly well-researched and engaging book. In its dramatic readability Wittgenstein's Poker brings to mind Simon Winchester's The Professor and the Madman ; in the depth and breadth of its scholarship it evokes Carl Schorske's Fin-de-si è cle Vienna . . . a marvel of passionate journalism.' San Francisco Chronicle, On 25th October 1946, in a crowded room in Cambridge, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper came face to face for the first and only time. The meeting was a disaster, their loud and aggressive confrontation became the stuff of legend. This book tells what really went on in that room.
LC Classification Number
B3376.W564E37 2001

Item description from the seller

About this seller

ThriftBooks

99.1% positive feedback•20.0M items sold

Joined Mar 2015
Just Voted on Newsweek - ThriftBooks ranks #1 America's Best Online Shops 2025 in Office, Electronics & Media sector, Media category!!ThriftBooks is a fully independent seller of used books, having ...
See more
Visit storeContact

Detailed Seller Ratings

Average for the last 12 months
Accurate description
4.9
Reasonable shipping cost
5.0
Shipping speed
5.0
Communication
4.9

Seller feedback (5,839,613)

All ratings
Positive
Neutral
Negative
See all feedback

More to explore :