171 “People who pursue their own intellectual interests for purely personal reasons are more likely to benefit the rest of the world than are people who try to act for the public good.” The speaker considered that the pursuing of personal goal benefit better for the society than those try to act for the public good do. I disapprove. Admittedly, some scientists who pursue their own interests do perform well. Such as Albert Einstein, the one of most successful scientist in 20th century. He is the man that addicted to his own interests. The Mass-Energy Equation is the production of his interests. Of course, it is a milestone of physics, which do benefit the society in nuke industry: the mass-energy equation inspires the application of nuclear which people used to have no idea with such energy. Nonetheless, in some cases, the pursuing the single dream may lead to contrary result. Because it is hard to distinguish the aims whether good or harm. Hitler, the man of great willpower to achieve the German’s rejuvenation,is a typical example. The World War II is absolutely a catastrophe to the people all over the world, for its destruction to every engaged country and the […]
Issue 11
11″All nations should help support the development of a global university designed to engage students in the process of solving the world’s most persistent social problems.” As living in one world, all nations have the duty to built the earth better,which is defines as harmony peaceful and of happiness. A global university is truly the effective way to attain the goal. Studying the background of present circumstance, it is obviously that with the globalization growing stronger and stronger, and the more problems which involves the relation of countries’ reveal. For instance, the international dispute(the territorial entitlement, the nuclear possession), the energy conservation(the petroleum, the carbon emission, etc. ), the green house and so on. All these problem could not be solved by any single country, no matter how strong the country is. Under such background, a institution to do research on those global problem is needed urgently. So, the global university rise in response to the proper time and condition. Why the global university is the right choice? Firstly, the university is open to the youth which full of passion and creativity, also to the least extent be stubborn with the national bias. Those young students could revitalize the persistent […]