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EINSTEIN, Albert. Autograph letter signed ('Albert') to his first wife Mileva, Pasadena, 29 February 1932, in German, 2 pages, 4to. Provenance: Einstein family, and by descent.
PASSIONATE OPPOSITION TO PSYCHOANALYSIS, STIRRINGS OF POLITICAL TROUBLES IN GERMANY, AND EINSTEIN'S VIEW OF MAN'S PLACE IN THE WORLD. Einstein reacts to news of his second son Eduard's breakdown. He had already suspected something must be wrong: they must come to terms with the fact that there is some hereditary condition. 'I have no good opinion of psychoanalysis at all, and have only ever observed bad experiences of it among my circle of acquaintances. I consider it an extremely dangerous fashion, and am absolutely against it. No one will subject himself to that sort of treatment with my consent, under no circumstances will I encourage it'. He suggests Eduard should come and stay with him in Caputh, because of the peaceful surroundings, and because 'my influence is beneficial for all nervous natures because of my calm manner': Einstein will be in Berlin and England until the end of May, but for the rest of the summer in Caputh. He reports however 'crisis and terrible unemployment ... there is no end in sight. There is no relying on any kind of possessions, only on good health and personal ability'. He urges Mileva not to worry so much: 'Think of all the evil things that have passed over this earth, and yet the flowers remain, and the birds sing. Nature doesn't consider the individual, and man must deal with his own fate as best he can'.
PASSIONATE OPPOSITION TO PSYCHOANALYSIS, STIRRINGS OF POLITICAL TROUBLES IN GERMANY, AND EINSTEIN'S VIEW OF MAN'S PLACE IN THE WORLD. Einstein reacts to news of his second son Eduard's breakdown. He had already suspected something must be wrong: they must come to terms with the fact that there is some hereditary condition. 'I have no good opinion of psychoanalysis at all, and have only ever observed bad experiences of it among my circle of acquaintances. I consider it an extremely dangerous fashion, and am absolutely against it. No one will subject himself to that sort of treatment with my consent, under no circumstances will I encourage it'. He suggests Eduard should come and stay with him in Caputh, because of the peaceful surroundings, and because 'my influence is beneficial for all nervous natures because of my calm manner': Einstein will be in Berlin and England until the end of May, but for the rest of the summer in Caputh. He reports however 'crisis and terrible unemployment ... there is no end in sight. There is no relying on any kind of possessions, only on good health and personal ability'. He urges Mileva not to worry so much: 'Think of all the evil things that have passed over this earth, and yet the flowers remain, and the birds sing. Nature doesn't consider the individual, and man must deal with his own fate as best he can'.
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