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In celebration of Einstein’s remarkable achievements in 1905, this essay examines some of his views on the role of “intellectuals” in developing and advocating socio-economic and political positions and policies, the historical roots of his ethical views and certain aspects of his philosophy of science. As an outstanding academic and public citizen, his life and ideas continue to provide good examples of a life well-used and worth remembering.

Michalos, A.C.: 2004. Einstein, Ethics and Science. Journal of Academic Ethics, 2, pp. 339–354. © Springer 2005.

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An earlier version of this paper was presented at a regional meeting of the Royal Society of Canada, held at the University of Guelph, Ontario, May 2, 2005. I would like to thank O.P. Dwivedi for inviting me to write the paper and Deborah C. Poff for helping me clarify some ideas in it.

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Michalos, A.C. (2017). Einstein, Ethics and Science. In: Connecting the Quality of Life Theory to Health, Well-being and Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51161-0_14

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