# Why War? Einstein’s Letter to Freud

- Identifiant : `einstein.why_war_letter`
- Auteur : Albert Einstein
- URL canonique : https://prokopton42.com/en/works/einstein/why-war-letter/
- Empreinte : `23593f00fd4d5c7e152ceffb164745d39d7bec79e4b5cc5fca833e2d85f6d255`

## What you will learn

Reconstruct the case for international authority, identify its political obstacles, and distinguish Einstein’s question from Freud’s psychoanalytic answer.

## Summary

Einstein begins with law and force: a supranational institution can prevent conflict only if states surrender a real portion of sovereignty. He observes, however, that ruling interests, control of information, and emotional dispositions obstruct this institutional solution.

The letter opens an inquiry rather than closes it. Einstein formulates the political dimensions and asks for a psychological account of aggression. The answer belongs to Freud and should not be projected retrospectively into Einstein’s question.