Eric (Hrsg.) Bronson

Poker and Philosophy

Pocket Rockets and Philosopher Kings

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Does God play cards with the universe? Do women have better poker faces than men? What's the most existential poker movie ever made? Is life more meaningful when you go all-in? Is online poker really still poker? Poker and Philosophy ponders these questions and more, pitting young lions against old masters as the brashness of Phil Hellmuth meets the arrogance of Socrates, the recklessness of Doyle Brunson challenges the desperation of Dostoyevsky, and the coolness of Chris Moneymaker takes on the American tradition of capitalist ingenuity. This witty collection of essays demonstrates what serious card sharks have long known: winning big takes… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-8126-9810-7
EAN: 9780812698107
Produktnummer: 21803972
Verlag: Open Court
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 222 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 3'601 KB

Über den Autor

Eric Bronson heads the philosophy and history departments at Berkeley College in New York City where he also lives. He edited BASeball and Philosophy, co-edited The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy and contributed to The Simpsons and Philsoophy and Seinfeld and Philosophy.