Jeffrey Sachs: Ancient wisdom helps us find common values
Jeffrey Sachs, President of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network and Professor of Economics at Columbia University, delivered a keynote speech on "Introduction to Ancient Wisdom - Aristotle, Buddha, Confucius, and Contemporary Global Ethics."
- Jeffrey Sachs, President of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network and Professor of Economics at Columbia University, delivered a keynote speech on "Introduction to Ancient Wisdom - Aristotle, Buddha, Confucius, and Contemporary Global Ethics."
- He believed that ancient wisdom can enable us to find common values for the 21st century.
- After years of exploration, I believe that ancient wisdom can help us heal our own society, help us understand each other, and make us remember history.
- Sixty years ago, President Kennedy's peace speech attempted to find a path towards peace with the Soviet Union through shared values.