Mein Weltbild
by Albert Einstein, Neil Berger · first published 1934
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A fascinating collection of Einstein’s observations about life, religion, nationalism, and a host of personal topics that engaged the genius’s intellect In the aftermath of the First World War, Albert Einstein writes about his hopes for the League of Nations, his feelings as a German citizen about the growing anti-Semitism and nationalism of his country, and his myriad opinions about the current affairs of his day. In addition to these political perspectives, The World As I See It reveals the idealistic, spiritual, and witty side of this great intellectual as he approaches topics including
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> Is it OK to feel loyalty for a nation, then? Einstein had some rather famous words on the topic in (his 1931 essay, Mein Weltbild)[https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/37851/did-einst...]: > “He who joyfully marches to music rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since…
on “Google AI leader has defected to Apple” ↗…sense, then, to pose this question? I answer: The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unhappy but hardly fit for life. - Einstein (as quoted in Mein Weltbild, Amsterdam: Querido Verlag, 1934)
on “Prominent Scientists Sign Declaration that Animals have Conscious Awareness” ↗My German friends had suggested that I read "Mein Weltbild" as it contains a lot of the worldview of Einstein. I tried to look up the English edition for it (now published by a major American publishing house) and it seems like a lot of content on "politics,…
on “Einstein's “The World as I See It” New Edition Missing Tons of Original Content” ↗