Albert Einstein
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Theoretical physicist (1879 to 1955), born in Ulm, Germany; awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for services to theoretical physics, especially the…
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Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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8 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Science cannot create ends; at most it can supply the means to attain them (opens korrents.com)
“Science, however, cannot create ends and, even less, instill them in human beings; science, at most, can supply the means by which to attain certain ends.”
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On human problems science should not be overestimated, and experts are not the only ones entitled to speak on how society is organised (opens korrents.com)
“For these reasons, we should be on our guard not to overestimate science and scientific methods when it is a question of human problems; and we should not assume that experts are the only ones who have a right to…”
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People can find meaning in life only by devoting themselves to society (opens korrents.com)
“Man can find meaning in life, short and perilous as it is, only through devoting himself to society.”
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Science cannot create ends; at most it can supply the means to attain them (opens korrents.com)