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To: bdeaner
It's funny, I'm reading a book called "Wittgenstein's Poker" right now. It's an account of the one-time, highly emotionally charged confrontation between the charismatic, subjectivist Wittgenstein and the low-key, objectivist Popper at Oxford University's philosophy club's weekly meeting. It was October 25th, 1946, and the two had a face-off. Wittgenstein may have brandished a poker at Popper, depending on whose account you hear. It's a fascinating book.

I'm only a quarter of the way through it, but from what I'm understanding so far, Popper and Soros are NOT compatible. I suspect Soros isn't terribly intellectual.

12 posted on 12/20/2003 9:22:42 AM PST by wizardoz ("Let's roll!" ........................................................ "We got him!")
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To: wizardoz
WHOOPS! Not Oxford, King's College at Cambridge. Sorry, all!
14 posted on 12/20/2003 9:25:07 AM PST by wizardoz ("Let's roll!" ........................................................ "We got him!")
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To: wizardoz
----I suspect Soros isn't terribly intellectual.----

People who consider themselves to be intellectuals typically aren't.

-Dan
27 posted on 12/20/2003 9:52:06 AM PST by Flux Capacitor (Deck us all with Boston Charlie)
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