The Relationship between Knowledge, Ignorance, and Peace
Denis Perret-Gallix, in collaboration with H. Sugawara, discusses the impact of knowledge and ignorance on global peace. Through their interdisciplinary study group, they delve into economic imbalances, the widening knowledge gap, and the role of science in shaping perceptions. Perret-Gallix's insights shed light on how understanding others can mitigate conflicts and combat misinformation, emphasizing the importance of global collaboration in achieving peace and harmony.
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Denis Perret-Gallix: The Relationship between Knowledge, Ignorance, and Peace H.Sugawara April 2, 2019 at KEK
Yoshimitsu Shimizu and H.S. started War and Peace project at Sokendai in 2004 forming a truly interdisciplinary study group. It lasted 5 years. The most active participants included: Yoshimitsu Shimizu, Chimaki Kurokawa, Kaori Maekawa, Sharon Traweek, Brien Hallett, Denis Peret-Gallix, H.S.
Denis Peret-Gallix attended all 5 workshops. He gave a lecture at the first workshop in March 2005. He chaired at least one session at each of the other workshops.
For his 2005 lecture he described his ideas on world peace and on the role of science in it. Here are some of his own slides:
The following is from his own text: The world economic situation is such that a large part of humanity is left behind and, as the rate of research and technology achievements increases, the knowledge gap widens. It magnifies the economic imbalance between, for example, the North and South countries. Ignorance becomes a source of tensions which may lead to conflicts. Ignorance generates unfounded fears and very often leads to aggressiveness. The more one knows about the ''others'' the less one is willing to be involved in conflicts. The more we know about a situation the less sensitive to propaganda we are.
His next few slides show his views on big science:
The following is from his text: There is maybe a unique opportunity coming to us in particle physics that would improve and develop knowledge dissemination. It has to do with the setting up of the International Linear Collider that will become probably the fistworld wide basic research endeavor. This center will be global, open to the world so that it could become a unique platform to involve developed and developing countries in the same pure knowledge research effort. This Global Lab. would be an amazing melting pot where different cultures could meet and where education through research with the participation of students, researchers and professors from all countries could take place. The participation of developing countries to the particle accelerator and to the experiment designs and constructions would also help creation of domestic spin-off mitigating their entry in the high-tech world.
Perret-Gallix devoted much time developing his ideas for a Green ILC and ILC as a melting pot of peoples and cultures. May his ideas be realized in the ILC Global Laboratory, hopefully being built soon!
