Einstein and the Poet: In Search of the Cosmic ManProfessor Hermanns interviewed Einstein in Germany before World War II, and in America after the War. They explored the nature of the cosmic man, but often discussed the horrors of the Holocaust and the implications of the atomic bomb. These verbatim conversations are published for the first time herewith. Einstein and Professor Hermanns knew too well Hitlers visionary goal which was to make men automatons and strict followers of Nazism. Unwilling to succumb to Nazism as well as fulfilling his desire to survive rather than becoming himself a victim of the Holocaust, Einstein fled to America, where he explored the nature of man and mans potential to achieve new heights as human beings. In his candid revelations, Einstein transcends physics and enters into a new sphere of humanismone of a single humanity based on dignity. The theme throughout the four conversations surrounds the issue against a recurrent Anti-Semitism, especially that conducted by the Nazi. |
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... asked questions about the delicate Biblical figurines . He showed me each one with pride and careful tenderness . " They were made by my daughter , Margot , " he said , as he held them in his perfectly smooth hands . As we sat down near ...
... asked questions about the delicate Biblical figurines . He showed me each one with pride and careful tenderness . " They were made by my daughter , Margot , " he said , as he held them in his perfectly smooth hands . As we sat down near ...
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... asked , “ as Max Weber once put it , that ' the difference between art and science is that art is always finished , science never ' ? " He nodded , twisting little tufts of hair , " Science is never finished because the human mind only ...
... asked , “ as Max Weber once put it , that ' the difference between art and science is that art is always finished , science never ' ? " He nodded , twisting little tufts of hair , " Science is never finished because the human mind only ...
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... asked , " that the next bomb will finish us all ? ” " I don't think so . Two - thirds or more of the world's population would be killed , but enough would be left to start again . " My nephew Herbert asked whether there was any way to ...
... asked , " that the next bomb will finish us all ? ” " I don't think so . Two - thirds or more of the world's population would be killed , but enough would be left to start again . " My nephew Herbert asked whether there was any way to ...
Contents
Dedication iii | 1 |
The Second Conversation | 35 |
The Third Conversation | 77 |
Copyright | |
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Einstein and the Poet: In Search of the Cosmic Man William Hermanns,Albert Einstein No preview available - 1983 |
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