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ANDREI SAKHAROV, Honoary member of the International Academy of Science.
Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (1921-1989) was an eminent Soviet nuclear physicist, dissident and human rights activist. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975. Politically active during the 1960s, Sakharov was against nuclear proliferation. Sakharovs ideas on social development led him to put forward the principle of human rights as a new basis of all politics. In his works he declared that "the principle 'what is not prohibited is allowed' should be understood literally", denying the importance and validity of all moral or cultural norms not codified in the laws.
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The objective of the Academy is the promotion of excellence in basic, applied and transdisciplinary research and innovations in the development of science (scientific development) which could lead to effective and efficient problem solving in the 21 century. The general ICSD & IAS aims are: -
to reinforce awarness of scientific responsibility; -
to develope new international, trans- and interdisciplinary approaches; -
to increase the effectiveness of scientific research (better governace of science); -
to support a humanitarian approach to science; -
scientific cooperations between the industrialized and the developing countries; -
cooperations between scientists and political decision making bodies and support of scientific research; -
integration of philosophical and ethical subjects into scientific education; -
to promote public scientific and political discussions on the role of science and future developments. -
to promote an optimal integration of scientific, public and political goals. © International Academy of Science 2007 - 2008 - Imprint |
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF SCIENTISTS FOR THE FUTURE
18 th SEPTEMBER 2005, INNSBRUCK
Yuan T. Lee
"As we entered the 21 st century, we found the human society on earth is undergoing two important phase transitions. Firstly, the earth which used to be “infinite” or “unlimited” for mankind for thousands and thousands of years has now become “finite” or “limited”, as the population on earth has increased dramatically during the 20th century and reached 6 billions, and human activities have been intensified with excess consumption of natural resources, yet we are still following the trajectories of the development of human society of the past when the earth was practically “infinite” or “unlimited” both in terms of natural resources available and the capacity of the earth to absorb or digest the waste produced by human activities. Especially, in the usage of energy and the impact on environment, we are heading toward a wrong direction all together.
Secondly, although we have witnessed the process of globalization of human society during the last two decades, the globalization is only half-way through, and because of it we are suffering from many consequences. Some of the human activities started to become globalized, and are carried out beyond national boundaries, especially in the areas of economy, science and arts, yet the nation-state based competitions are as strong as ever. In the half globalized world, only those people who use the entire world as their stage for their activities have benefited enormously, and it is not surprising that we will have to tackle such problems as the widening gap between the rich and the poor, both among countries and people in a country, and the threat to solve problems by military might. These problems could be easily avoided if the entire world were to be completely globalized, or if the entire world were to become “one community”, or we make it into a reality that “Boundaries between nations are merely lines on a map.”
Source: SCIENCE WITHOUT BORDERS. Transactions of the International Academy of Science H&E. Vol.2. 2005/2006, ICSD/IAS H&E, Innsbruck, 2006, 16-20.
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