Wittgenstein's Poker, 2020-08
Scope and Contents
This document is an account by Tess Adkins concerning the discovery of a poker in her College room, believed to be the poker Wittgenstein brandished at Karl Popper.
Dates
- Creation: 2020-08
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Ludwig Wittgenstein is said to have threatened guest speaker, Karl Popper, with a poker after a heated debate during a meeting of the Cambridge Moral Sciences Club held in Richard Braithwaite's room at King's on 25 October 1946.
Extent
1 digital file(s) (1 PDF file) : digital file
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This document was written by T. Adkins (KC 1972), who sent a copy to the Archive Centre in December 2021.
Finding aid date
2022-02-23 16:14:55 +00:00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository
Archivist
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