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John Kokot New user 96 Posts |
In "The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America" (2001), Louis Menand, the book's author, states that eminent American philosophers Charles Peirce (1839-1914) and Chauncey Wright (1830-1875) "began getting together, almost daily, to debate philosophy . . . and invented card tricks . . . which they traded with one another."
Given that they were mathematicians as well as philosophers, it is plausible to assume that these tricks relied on math rather than sleight of hand. Has anyone conversant with self-working card magic come across effects or principles that could be attributed to these two men? |
ejohn Special user Atlanta 720 Posts |
I studied a little Peirce in college. One of his propositions was that a perfect mix is not a mix at all. A magic application: the faro shuffle.
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Darwin Ortiz V.I.P. 486 Posts |
I'm pretty sure there was a discussion of a (very convoluted) Charles Sanders Peirce card trick idea in Ibidem under the title "Peirce Arrow." I also seem to recall follow-up discussion in subsequent issues.
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IMAGINACIAN Special user In Your Thots 558 Posts |
Hello Darwin,
Good to see you. Big fan of your work.
There is no better freedom than choice and no better choice than freedom.
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