{"id":1078,"date":"2013-06-30T11:06:56","date_gmt":"2013-06-30T04:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/science-technology.vn\/?p=1078"},"modified":"2013-06-30T11:06:56","modified_gmt":"2013-06-30T04:06:56","slug":"hoi-thoai-o-harvard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/?p=1078","title":{"rendered":"H\u1ed9i tho\u1ea1i \u1edf Harvard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tu\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00f4i tham d\u1ef1 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u1ed9i ngh\u1ecb t\u1ea1i Boston cho n\u00ean t\u00f4i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf Harvard \u0111\u1ec3 th\u0103m m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Harvard l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng tr\u01b0\u1eddng danh gi\u00e1 nh\u1ea5t n\u01a1i nhi\u1ec1u nh\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi v\u00e0 quan ch\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c. \u0110i\u1ec1u h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc t\u1ea1i Harvard th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng l\u1edbn t\u1edbi th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi b\u1edfi v\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd gi\u1eef c\u00e1c v\u1ecb tr\u00ed ra quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh trong ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p. \u0110i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i quan s\u00e1t \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean: Hi\u1ec7n th\u1eddi c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u1edbp ph\u1ed5 c\u1eadp nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 s\u1ed1 sinh vi\u00ean ghi danh cao nh\u1ea5t:\u00a0C\u00e1c nguy\u00ean l\u00ed kinh t\u1ebf, Nh\u1eadp m\u00f4n v\u00e0o Khoa h\u1ecdc m\u00e1y t\u00ednh, v\u00e0 L\u00ed thuy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c Trung Hoa c\u1ed5. B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 hi\u1ec3u v\u1ec1 hai m\u00f4n \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 kinh t\u1ebf v\u00e0 m\u00e1y t\u00ednh l\u00e0 ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn nh\u01b0ng v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c Trung Hoa c\u1ed5 sao? Th\u1ef1c ra, h\u1ecdc k\u00ec n\u00e0y c\u00f3 tr\u00ean 500 sinh vi\u00ean ghi danh v\u00e0o m\u00f4n n\u00e0y v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u0103ng tr\u01b0\u1edfng ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn h\u01a1n trong v\u00e0i n\u0103m qua.<\/span><\/p>\n

Theo m\u1ed9t quan ch\u1ee9c nh\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng, l\u1edbp L\u00ed lu\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c 18: \u201c\u0110\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c Trung Hoa c\u1ed5 v\u00e0 L\u00ed thuy\u1ebft ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb\u201d l\u00e0 l\u1edbp ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn th\u1ee9 ba v\u1edbi 532 sinh vi\u00ean ghi danh trong n\u0103m h\u1ecdc 2013. (Xin l\u01b0u \u00fd r\u1eb1ng \u1edf M\u0129 trung b\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc l\u00e0 qu\u00e3ng 25 t\u1edbi 50 sinh vi\u00ean, tr\u00ean 100 sinh vi\u00ean l\u00e0 l\u1edbp l\u1edbn v\u00e0 tr\u00ean 500 l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t hi\u1ebfm.) B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 l\u00ed do m\u00e0 sinh vi\u00ean M\u0129 quan t\u00e2m t\u1edbi Trung Qu\u1ed1c l\u00e0 v\u00ec s\u1ef1 t\u0103ng tr\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 th\u00e0nh c\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u1ed1c kinh t\u1ebf v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n nh\u00ecn k\u0129 v\u00e0o m\u00f4n n\u00e0y, n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng li\u00ean quan g\u00ec v\u1edbi Trung Qu\u1ed1c ng\u00e0y nay m\u00e0 li\u00ean quan t\u1edbi Trung Qu\u1ed1c h\u00e0ng ngh\u00ecn n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Trong l\u1edbp n\u00e0y sinh vi\u00ean h\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c l\u00ed thuy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c c\u1ed5 \u0111i\u1ec3n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c hi\u1ec1n nh\u00e2n nh\u01b0 Kh\u1ed5ng T\u1eed, M\u1ea1nh T\u1eed, L\u00e3o T\u1eed, Trang T\u1eed v\u00e0 Tu\u00e2n T\u1eed v.v. c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1o l\u00ed c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd m\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng quan tr\u1ecdng l\u00ean c\u00e1c ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebf v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi cai tr\u1ecb th\u1eddi c\u1ed5.<\/p>\n

B\u1ea1n t\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 v\u1ec1 Khoa h\u1ecdc m\u00e1y t\u00ednh gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u201cL\u1edbp n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn trong c\u00e1c sinh vi\u00ean Harvard. Nhi\u1ec1u sinh vi\u00ean khoa h\u1ecdc m\u00e1y t\u00ednh c\u0169ng h\u1ecdc n\u00f3 v\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111ang t\u00ecm c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 gi\u00fap cho h\u1ecd ngh\u0129 kh\u00e1c v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m, ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c trong ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p v\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd t\u1eeb c\u1ea3nh quan r\u1ed9ng h\u01a1n. Trong nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m sinh vi\u00ean M\u0129 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch trong cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng l\u00e0 l\u00e0m ra ti\u1ec1n, c\u00e0ng nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t, v\u00ec ti\u1ec1n l\u00e0 ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. T\u1eeb ni\u1ec1m tin n\u00e0y m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1edf n\u00ean tham v\u00e0 c\u01b0 x\u1eed theo c\u00e1ch v\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c. Cu\u1ed9c kh\u1ee7ng ho\u1ea3ng nh\u00e0 \u1edf v\u00e0 t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m rung chuy\u1ec3n to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 tr\u1ebb v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p b\u1ecb th\u1ea5t nghi\u1ec7p xem nh\u01b0 n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a tham lam m\u1ee9c c\u00f4ng ti v\u00e0 h\u00e0nh vi v\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a v\u00e0i quan ch\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh c\u1ea5p cao nh\u1ea5t. Khi n\u1ec1n kinh t\u1ebf \u0111i v\u00e0o trong suy tho\u00e1i, nhi\u1ec1u thanh ni\u00ean b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch c\u1ee7a gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c t\u1ed1t. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean con s\u1ed1 sinh vi\u00ean ghi danh v\u00e0o kinh doanh, t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh, bu\u00f4n b\u00e1n ch\u1ee9ng kho\u00e1n, vay n\u1ee3 v\u00e0 ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng s\u1ee5t gi\u1ea3m v\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u sinh vi\u00ean b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u1edbi d\u00e0i h\u1ea1n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 h\u1ed9i t\u1ee5 v\u00e0 gi\u1ea7u c\u00f3 v\u00e0 n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n kh\u1ed5 s\u1edf, \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng tranh c\u00e3i, li d\u1ecb, ma tu\u00fd v\u00e0 r\u01b0\u1ee3u ch\u00e8, h\u1ecd \u0111ang t\u00ecm c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a h\u01a1n v\u00e0 c\u00f3 t\u00e2m tr\u00ed c\u1edfi m\u1edf h\u01a1n.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trong cu\u1ed9c h\u1ed9i tho\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i trong v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, m\u1ed9t sinh vi\u00ean t\u1edbi cho n\u00ean \u00f4ng \u1ea5y gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u t\u00f4i v\u1edbi sinh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y: \u201cJames \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc m\u00f4n n\u00e0y n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i, anh ta th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 th\u00edch n\u00f3 v\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u00e0m thay \u0111\u1ecfi c\u1ea3nh quan v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a anh ta.\u201d Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o James k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho t\u00f4i \u0111i\u1ec1u anh ta \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Sau m\u1ed9t l\u00fac ng\u1ea7n ng\u1ea1i sinh vi\u00ean n\u00e0y n\u00f3i: \u201cTrong m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i em \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p v\u00e0 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch cho \u0111\u1eddi em theo c\u00e1ch em tin t\u01b0\u1edfng, c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ea5t k\u00ec sinh vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc n\u00e0o \u2013 h\u1ecdc ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9, ki\u1ebfm vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t, l\u00e0m ra ti\u1ec1n, th\u00e0nh gi\u1ea7u c\u00f3 r\u1ed3i h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd sau m\u00f4n n\u00e0y, em ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng em \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 qu\u00e1 ng\u1eafn h\u1ea1n v\u00e0 qu\u00e1 h\u1eb9p v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m. Em ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 quan ni\u1ec7m c\u1ed5 v\u1ec1 “Tu th\u00e2n, t\u1ec1 gia, tr\u1ecb qu\u1ed1c, b\u00ecnh thi\u00ean h\u1ea1.\u201d Trong qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 ch\u00fang ta h\u1ed9i t\u1ee5 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u v\u00e0o l\u00e0m cho b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n ch\u00fang ta th\u00e0nh gi\u1ea7u c\u00f3 v\u00e0 b\u1ecf qua c\u00e1i ta ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00ed do t\u1ea1i sao ch\u00fang ta b\u1ecb nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ec7nh nh\u01b0 \u0111au tim, cao huy\u1ebft \u00e1p. Ch\u00fang ta b\u1ecf qua gia \u0111\u00ecnh ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m gi\u1ea7u v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00ed do t\u1ea1i sao ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u li d\u1ecb \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y. Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 tr\u1ecb qu\u1ed1c m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn t\u00fai ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 l\u00e0m cho ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 danh v\u1ecdng. Quan ni\u1ec7m \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c c\u1ed5 \u0111i\u1ec3n n\u00e0y cho em b\u1ea3n l\u1ed9 tr\u00ecnh r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 m\u1edbi v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m. L\u00e0 th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 tr\u1ebb ch\u00fang em c\u00f3 n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c v\u00e0 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ec3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 v\u00e0 l\u00e0m cho n\u00f3 t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n cho b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n ch\u00fang em, gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u00fang em, \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 to\u00e0n th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi.\u201d<\/p>\n

B\u1ea1n t\u00f4i n\u00f3i James kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t v\u00ec t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a l\u1edbp n\u00e0y c\u00f2n l\u1edbn h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u. C\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u sinh vi\u00ean trong Khoa h\u1ecdc m\u00e1y t\u00ednh c\u0169ng h\u1ecdc l\u1edbp n\u00e0y v\u00e0 h\u1ecd n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng l\u1edbp n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap cho h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 l\u1ea1i suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng, v\u1ec1 m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7, v\u1ec1 th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c n\u1ec1n t\u1ea3ng nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a c\u1ea5u tr\u00fac x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i: \u201cM\u1ed7i n\u0103m, tr\u00ean 500 sinh vi\u00ean \u1edf Harvard \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c c\u1ed5 \u0111i\u1ec3n. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong h\u1ecd s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9c v\u1ee5 \u0111\u00fang v\u00e0 l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng thay \u0111\u1ed5i c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 hi v\u1ecdng l\u1edbn r\u1eb1ng trong t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai Harvard v\u1eabn s\u1ebd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u00edch \u00f4ng t\u1ed5 h\u1ee3p nh\u1eefng kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m n\u00e0y v\u00e0o trong \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u00ec \u00f4ng c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 tri\u1ebft h\u1ecdc ch\u00e2u \u00c1 n\u1eefa.\u201d<\/p>\n

C\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd r\u1eb1ng khi sinh vi\u00ean ph\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2y b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u hi\u1ec3u v\u00e0 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn l\u00ed h\u1ecdc ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00f4ng cho cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, sinh vi\u00ean ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00f4ng c\u0169ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn quan ni\u1ec7m ph\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2y v\u1ec1 l\u00e0m gi\u1ea7u v\u00e0 danh ti\u1ebfng, tham lam, v\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c, ch\u1ee7 ngh\u0129a ti\u00eau th\u1ee5 v\u00e0 \u00edch k\u1ec9 v.v \u0111i\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2y b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ho\u00e0i nghi v\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i b\u1ecf. B\u1ea1n t\u00f4i n\u00f3i: \u201c\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng may b\u1edfi v\u00ec h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u t\u1eeb \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. C\u00e1i gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac m\u00e0 h\u1ecd s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 l\u00e0 cao h\u01a1n v\u00ec h\u1ecd hi sinh m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t t\u1edbi nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt ch\u1ea5t n\u00e0y m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n l\u00e0 \u1ea3o t\u01b0\u1edfng. S\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e1ng bu\u1ed3n l\u00e0 \u1edf ch\u1ed7 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u1ecd c\u1ea7n nh\u01b0ng b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ecf qua n\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u0111i t\u00ecm c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00e1c. N\u1ebfu h\u1ecd duy tr\u00ec v\u0103n ho\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, c\u00f3 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n h\u1ecd, c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea1o l\u00e0m con v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 h\u1ecd, trung th\u00e0nh v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ecd th\u00ec h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t t\u1edbi m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A conversation in Harvard<\/p>\n

Last week I attended a conference in Boston so I stopped by Harvard to visit some professor friends there. Harvard University is one the most prestigious schools where many world leaders and top executives were educated. What they have learned at Harvard often had significant influence in the world because many of them occupied decision making positions in government and industry. What I observed there caught me by totally surprise: Currently there are three most popular classes that have the highest number of students\u2019 enrollment:\u00a0Principles of Economics, Introduction to Computer Science, and Classical Chinese Ethical Theory. You can easily understand about the first two as economics and computer are popular but Classical Chinese Ethics? In fact, this semester there are over 500 students enroll in this course and it has been growing more popular in the past few years.<\/p>\n

According to school official, Ethical Reasoning 18: \u201cClassical Chinese Ethical and Political Theory\u201d is Harvard\u2019s third most popular class with 532 students enrolled in 2013 school year. (Please note that in the U.S the average college class is about 25 to 50 students, over a 100 is a big class and over 500 is very rare.) You may think the reason American students are interested in China because of its growing in economic and political power but if you look closely to the course, it has nothing to do with China today but with China thousand years ago. In this class students learn about the Classical Ethical Theories of sages such as Confucius, Mencius, Lao Tzu, Chang Tzu and Zhuan Tzu etc. as well as their philosophies that influence important emperors and rulers of ancient time.<\/p>\n

My friend, a professor in Computer Science explained: \u201cThis class is very popular among Harvard students. Many computer science students also take it as they are looking for something that help them to think difference about making ethical choices in their career and life from a broader perspective. For many years American students are told that the goal in life is about making money, the more the better, as money is the source of all happiness. From this belief some become greedy and behave in such a manner that is unethical. The past housing and financial crises have shook up the entire younger generation with so many unemployed graduates as victims of corporate greed and unethical behavior of few top executives. As the economy entered into the recession, many young people began to ask questions about their lives, their careers as well as the purpose of a good education. Suddenly the number of students enrolled in business, finance, stock trading, loan and banking dropped down as more students began to set their educational goals and career objectives toward a long term rather than short term. Rather than follow the foot step of previous generation that focus on being rich and famous but have miserable personal lives, full of controversies, divorces, drugs and alcohols, they are looking for something more meaningful and be more open minded.\u201d<\/p>\n

During our conversation in his office, a student came in so he introduced me to his student: \u201cJames took this course last year, he really like it as it changes his perspective in life.\u201d So I asked James to tell me what he has learned. After a moment of hesitation the student said: \u201cFor a long time I set career goals and plan for my life the way I believe, just like any college students \u2013 study hard, get good job, make money, be rich then be happy. Now after this course, I think that I set it too short termed and too narrow about what I can do. I admire the ancient concept of \u201cImproving yourself, improving your family, improving your country, then improving the whole world.\u201d In the past we focus too much on getting ourselves rich and ignore our own self and that is why we have so many diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure. We ignore our own family just to get rich and that is why we have so many divorces in this country. We do not think about improving our country but only think about improving our pocket with money and ourselves with fames. This classical ethical concept gives me a clear roadmap to develop a new attitude about what I can do. As a young generation, we have enormous capacity and ability to change things and make it better for ourselves, our families, our country and the whole world.\u201d<\/p>\n

My friend said James is not the only one as the impact of the class is much more. There are many students in Computer Science also took the class and they told him that this class has helped them reevaluate their thinking about life, about relationship, about challenging the most fundamental of social structures. He told me: \u201cEach year, over 500 students in Harvard have learned about classical ethics. Maybe some of them will get to the right position and make the necessary change. I have high hope that in the future Harvard will still be the education leader in the world. I also like you to incorporate these concepts in your training as you are also knowledgeable about Asian\u2019s philosophy too.\u201d<\/p>\n

We both agreed that as western students begin to understand and adopt eastern philosophy for their lives, eastern students also begin to adopt western concept of being rich and famous, greed, unethical, consumerism and selfishness etc. which western people begin to doubt and discard. My friend said: \u201cThat is unfortunate because they could learn a lot from what has happened here. The price of happiness that they will have to pay is high as they sacrifice everything to achieve these materials without knowing that they are merely an illusion. The sad fact is that they already have what they need but somehow ignore it and looking for something else. If they maintain their ethical culture, be responsible for themselves, filial to their parents, loyal to their country, and learn about technology to improve their country than they could achieve everything and be very happy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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