John Eidinow (Book order (chronological))

John Eidinow Book order (chronological)

John Eidinow is the author of "Another Day," a captivating novel exploring love, deceit, and espionage during the early months of World War II. He previously co-authored three celebrated books, each vividly recounting dramatic clashes between formidable intellects. His extensive background as a BBC Radio 4 and World Service presenter and documentary maker imbues his writing with a keen eye for historical and contemporary issues. Eidinow's work consistently offers compelling narratives centered on significant intellectual and historical confrontations.

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

2002

3.8