Abstract:
This paper is focusing on the non-professional side of Einstein’s thinking. Even if one could demonstrate that theories in physics and the political conceptions do not follow each from the other, I’m trying to show that Einstein’s revolutionary non-conformism in physics was related to his non-conformist humanism. This happened because of a special and complex historical moment. It was the end of la belle époque, when the accumulations of big significant discoveries in physics and mathematics generated the conscience and means of the space-time problem, thus of the attempt to create a unified explanation for these crucial aspects of the universe and the human conscience of the universe. At the same time, the development of the pragmatic liberal humanist discourse after the French-Prussian war led, despite the internal logic of competition and antagonisms inside modernity, to many illusions and confusions which could be surpassed only by strong personalities. One of the most outstanding representatives of these personalities was Einstein. Using the compelling scientific reasoning, Einstein could oppose the mainstream political ideologies: he never abdicated from a strong anti-war feeling and was always interested about the humble human beings overwhelmed by those dominant ideologies which gave the content of the modern abstract notions of man, liberty and humanism.
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