Eidinow John Books
John Eidinow crafts narratives that delve into the intense clashes between brilliant minds, exploring the profound conflicts that arise from great intellects. His debut novel, "Another Day," plunges into a wartime world of love, deception, and espionage during the early months of the Second World War. Previously, Eidinow honed his storytelling skills as a presenter and interviewer for BBC Radio, producing documentaries on historical and contemporary issues. His work offers a compelling look at the intricate interplay of human relationships and significant historical moments.
Wittgenstein's Poker
The Story of a Ten-minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers
- 267 pages
- 10 hours of reading
Wittgenstein's Poker is an engaging mixture of philosophy, history, biography and detection. It ranges from the place of assimilated Jews in fin-de-siegrave;cle Vienna, to what happens to memory under stress, to a vivid portrait of Cambridge and its eccentric set of philosophy dons, including Bertrand Russell (who acted as umpire). At the centre of the story stand the philosophers themselves, proud, irascible, larger than life, and spoiling for a fight. 'Those 10 minutes shook the world of Western philosophy literally to its foundations . . . Edmonds and Eidinow have a very good story to tell, and they tell it wonderfully well.' Irish Times 'Excellent . . . If people have recently been led to think of philosophy solely in terms of its consolations, a kind of chicken soup for the soul, this is the book to cure them all.' Sunday Times
