For this chapter's AMD I continued reading Einstein's German world. Here are some German terms that were in the text, examplary of the German adherance to logic in creating words.

Nurpersoenliches - the merely personal (something Einstein tried to escape)

Vernunftsrepublikaner - prudential republican
Vernunftreligion - this was associated with a Jew's conversion to Protestantism. Vernunft means reason, so there's some sense of religion by choice or for a purpose (those who converted had more opportunity for professional advancement)

Dunkelmaenner - thug (literally dark man)

Autoritaetsdusel - foolish faith in authority. Einstein called this "the worst enemy of truth." "Im Dusel" in Switzerland (where Einstein had citizenship) can mean in a daze, drowsy, or tipsy.

Stammesgenossen - members of the tribe (think the German department's "Stammtisch"). Einstein used this term for his fellow German Jews rather than the usual Glaubensgenossen, which means co-religionists (Glauben = belief, genossen = comrade), because he considered himself without religion. Stammesgenossen was much less common, and was almost strange sounding.

Spiessbuerger - conformist, Philistene. Literally something like citizen on a skewer.

Sonderweg - own path (recall we learned sondern is something like but rather, and weg=path)