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Both a Popper biography and an autobiography, Agassi's A Philosopher's Apprentice tells the riveting story of his intellectual formation in 1950s London, a young brilliant philosopher struggling with an intellectual giant - father, mentor, and rival, all at the same time. His subsequent rebellion and declaration of independence leads to a painful break, never to be completely healed. No other writer has Agassi's psychological insight into Popper, and no other book captures like this one the intellectual excitement around the Popper circle in the 1950s and the struggles of the 1960s and 1970s - personal, academic, political, all important philosophically. Agassi's Popper - whether one agrees with it or not - is an enormous contribution to scholarship. This second revised edition includes also Popper's and Agassi's last correspondence and, in a postscript it shows Agassi leafing through Popper's archives, reaching a sort of reconciliation, an appropriate ending to the drama. A must read. Malachi Hacohen, Duke University

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Author:   Joseph Agassi
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Editions Rodopi B.V.
Edition:   2nd New edition
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.734kg
ISBN:  

9789042024342

ISBN 10:   9042024348
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   01 January 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Abstract To the Second Edition Acknowledgement Prologue Appendix: Correspondence with Professor Sir Ernst Gombrich Chapter One: Prelude Chapter Two: Entering Karl Popper’s Famous Seminar Chapter Three: The Master’s Class Chapter Four: At the Feet of the Great Thinker Chapter Five: The Philosopher and His Friends and Peers Chapter Six: The Philosopher and His Workshop Chapter Seven: The Open Society, Its Mentality and Style Chapter Eight: The Matter of Intellectual Leadership Chapter Nine: Epilogue: The Future of Philosophy Chapter Ten: Postscript Appendices Appendix One: Russell on “Logical” Positivism Appendix Two: Popper versus the “Vienna Circle” Appendix Three: Carnap and Reichenbach in Retrospect Appendix Four: The Picture “in Essentials” Appendix Five: The Heritage of “Vienna Circle” Appendix Six: Ordinary Language Philosophy Appendix Seven: Nails on the Socratic Problem Appendix Eight: Popper on Xenophanes Letters Bibliography Glossary Index of Names Index of Subjects

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Both a Popper biography and an autobiography, Agassi's A Philosopher's Apprentice tells the riveting story of his intellectual formation in 1950s London, a young brilliant philosopher struggling with an intellectual giant - father, mentor, and rival, all at the same time. His subsequent rebellion and declaration of independence leads to a painful break, never to be completely healed. No other writer has Agassi's psychological insight into Popper, and no other book captures like this one the intellectual excitement around the Popper circle in the 1950s and the struggles of the 1960s and 1970s - personal, academic, political, all important philosophically. Agassi's Popper - whether one agrees with it or not - is an enormous contribution to scholarship. This second revised edition includes also Popper's and Agassi's last correspondence and, in a postscript it shows Agassi leafing through Popper's archives, reaching a sort of reconciliation, an appropriate ending to the drama. A must read. - Malachi Hacohen, Duke University

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