Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How a Lone American Star Defeated the Soviet Chess Machine (Häftad)
avDavid Edmonds, John Eidinow
ISBN: 9780060510251 - UTGIVEN: 2005-03The authors of the bestselling "Wittgenstein's Poker" offer a riveting account of the legendary 1972 chess match between Boris Spassky, the world champion from the Soviet Union, and the American challenger, Bobby Fischer.[...]
Rousseau's Dog: Two Great Thinkers at War in the Age of Enlightenment (Häftad)
avDavid Edmonds, John Eidinow
ISBN: 9780060744915 - UTGIVEN: 2007-04The best-selling authors of Wittgenstein's Poker offer an in-depth analysis of the bitter quarrel between Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume, the two most important and influential philosophers of intellectual Europe during the Age of Enlightenment. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.[...]
Wittgenstein's Poker: The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers (Häftad)
avDavid Edmonds, John Eidinow
ISBN: 9780060936648 - UTGIVEN: 200209A captivating blend of philosophy, history, biography, and literary detection brings to life the meeting of two great philosophers--Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper--on October 25, 1946 in Cambridge, England, who had an intense disagreement that erupted in much speculation. Reprint.[...]
Bobby Fischer Goes to War (Häftad)
avDavid Edmonds, John Eidinow
ISBN: 9780571214129 - UTGIVEN: 200408The True Story of How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time. A thrilling accpount of the legendary Cold War clash between two grand masters who had everything to lose is reconstructed in a style as compelling as that of a thriller. Fantastic reviews in hardback.[...]
Rousseau's Dog (Inbunden)
avDavid Edmonds, John Eidinow
ISBN: 9780571224050 - UTGIVEN: 2006-05Jean-Jacques Rousseau - philosopher, novelist, composer, educationist, political provocateur - was on the run. He was fleeing intolerance, persecution, and enemies who proclaimed him a madman, dangerous to society. David Hume, the foremost philosopher in the English language, came to his aid. The re[...]
Wittgenstein's Poker (Häftad)
avJohn Eidinow, David Edmonds
ISBN: 9780571227358 - UTGIVEN: 200502On 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.[...]
