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A Philosopher's Apprentice
In Karl Popperâs Workshop. Revised, Extended and Annotated Edition
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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." â Malachi Hacohen, Duke University
Abstract
To the Second Edition
Acknowledgement
Prologue
Appendix: Correspondence with Professor Sir Ernst Gombrich
Chapter One: Prelude
Chapter Two: Entering Karl Popperâs Famous Seminar
Chapter Three: The Masterâs 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 âLogicalâ Positivism
Appendix Two: Popper versus the âVienna Circleâ
Appendix Three: Carnap and Reichenbach in Retrospect
Appendix Four: The Picture âin Essentialsâ
Appendix Five: The Heritage of âVienna Circleâ
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
To the Second Edition
Acknowledgement
Prologue
Appendix: Correspondence with Professor Sir Ernst Gombrich
Chapter One: Prelude
Chapter Two: Entering Karl Popperâs Famous Seminar
Chapter Three: The Masterâs 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 âLogicalâ Positivism
Appendix Two: Popper versus the âVienna Circleâ
Appendix Three: Carnap and Reichenbach in Retrospect
Appendix Four: The Picture âin Essentialsâ
Appendix Five: The Heritage of âVienna Circleâ
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