Which world-renowned philosopher reportedly threatened a visiting colleague with a red-hot poker at a meeting of the Aristotelian Society at the University of Cambridge in 1946?
Which world-renowned philosopher reportedly threatened a visiting colleague with a red-hot poker at a meeting of the Aristotelian Society at the University of Cambridge in 1946? Correct Answer Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper fell into a violent argument about whether there really are philosophical problems. On some accounts, Wittgenstein pulled a poker from the fire and waved it at Popper in a threatening manner, putting it down and leaving only after being ordered to do so by Bertrand Russell, his former mentor and the only person he ever listened to.