If you’re interested in Mach’s philosophy, which influenced Einstein heavily, I wrote about it here:<p><a href="https://superbowl.substack.com/p/church-of-reality-ernst-mach-on-mind" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://superbowl.substack.com/p/church-of-reality-ernst-mac...</a>
Anyone interested in Einstein's ontological and epistemological beliefs should read Arthur Fine's excellent "The Shaky Game - Einstein, Realism, and the Quantum Theory".<p>One of the most rewarding books I have ever read.
Of possible interest (from a Soviet perspective)<p><a href="https://archive.org/details/gribanov-albert-einstein-philosophical-views-and-theory-of-relativity" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://archive.org/details/gribanov-albert-einstein-philoso...</a><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/EinsteinAndThePhilosophicalProblemsOf20thCenturyPhysicsProgress1979" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://archive.org/details/EinsteinAndThePhilosophicalProbl...</a>
If you want more info on Einstein's political philosophy this is a good read: <a href="https://www.exponentialimprovement.com/cms/uploads/Einstein%20on%20Why%20Socialism.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.exponentialimprovement.com/cms/uploads/Einstein%...</a>