Einstein's Ethics
March 15, 2007
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Part one of this series takes Einstein's science as a starting point for exploring the great physicist's perspective on ideas such as mystery, eternity, and the mind of God.

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    Selected Readings

    Einstein: In His Own Words

    Experience Einstein in his own words through these selected writings from his essays and correspondence.

    » Manifesto to the Europeans (1914)
    » My Opinion on the War (1915)
    » Religion and Science (1930)
    » The World As I See It (1931)
    » On the Disarmament Conference (1931)
    » Science and Religion (1940)
    » The Negro Question (1946)
    » The Einstein-Russell Manifesto (1955)

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    Einstein: In His Own Voice

    Listen to archival audio of Albert Einstein from 1930-1950.

    Unheard Cuts with Gates, Levenson, and Natarajan

    From the cutting room floor, listen to clips that we couldn't fit into the radio program:

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    Einstein's Ethics: Discussion Guide

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    Submitted by Kang Huayue on Thu, 2012-06-07 09:47

    The world as I see it is an excellent article, years ago I encountered the Chinese version when I was a senior school student. It really encouraged me to think independently and profoundly about the world and people around us. Though now I failed the dream of being a great physicist as him, it still gives me power to live a life I really want to have. Thanks for your work I get this nice English version and heard Einstein himself's German-accent English via links of the great Wikipedia. I will study hard to pursue the life I want. Thank you!

    Submitted by Metacrock on Mon, 2013-01-21 09:38

    What happened to the Tillich thing. there was a very important article by Paul Tillich in response to Einstein and I traced to this URL but it's not here anymore. It's very important that be on the net for all fans of Tillich.

    Submitted by LenMinNJ on Mon, 2013-06-10 18:49

    The phrase "tikkun olam" really means something else.

    Here's a link to an article that sets the record straight:

    http://www.jstandard.com/content/item/enough_with_the_tikkun_olam/

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    S. James Gates, Jr.

    Gates is a theoretical physicist and John S. Toll Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland. He's written widely on string theory, and has advanced unified field theories of the type first envisioned by Einstein.

    Thomas Levenson

    Levenson is Associate Professor of Science Writing at MIT. He's produced "Einstein Revealed" for NOVA and has authored several books on science and technology, including Einstein in Berlin.

    Production Credits

    Host/Producer: Krista Tippett

    Managing Producer: Kate Moos

    Executive Producer: Bill Buzenberg

    Senior Producer: Mitch Hanley

    Associate Producer: Colleen Scheck

    Associate Producer: Jody Abramson

    Web Producer: Trent Gilliss

    Web Production Assistant: Ilona Piotrowska

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