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Poker and Philosophy: Pocket Rockets and Philosopher Kings (Popular Culture and Philosophy, 20, Band 20) - Softcover

Buch 54 von 125: Popular Culture and Philosophy
 
9780812695946: Poker and Philosophy: Pocket Rockets and Philosopher Kings (Popular Culture and Philosophy, 20, Band 20)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0812695941 ISBN 13: 9780812695946
Verlag: Open Court, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

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 more than a good hand and a straight face. Stacking the metaphorical deck with a serious grounding in philosophy is the key to raking it in, because as Machiavelli proved long ago, it’s a lot better to be feared than loved, and lying is not the same as cheating.

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Verlag
Open Court
Erscheinungsdatum
2006
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0812695941
ISBN 13 
9780812695946
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
222
Herausgeber
Bronson Eric
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