Arabic Edition of Díez-Hochleitner and Ikeda Dialogue Published
Arabic edition of the Díez-Hochleitner-Ikeda dialogue
BEIRUT, Lebanon: Arab Scientific Publishers has released an Arabic edition of A Dialogue between East and West: Looking to a Human Revolution, a dialogue between former president of the Club of Rome Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner (1928–2020) and Daisaku Ikeda. This is the sixth language edition, to date, of the dialogue following the Japanese, English, Spanish, Malay and French versions.
Dr. Díez-Hochleitner, a native of Spain, was
an economist and professor and served as president of the global think tank the
Club of Rome from 1990 to 2000 and as honorary president thereafter. He held
key education-related posts in various international organizations, beginning
in the 1950s, including the Organization of American States, the World Bank and
UNESCO. He was also Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science in
Spain.
Dr. Díez-Hochleitner and Mr. Ikeda meeting for the fourth time（Tokyo, February 1996）
The authors examine a wide range of challenges as well as opportunities confronting humanity in the era of globalization. A key focus of interest for both is the concept of “human revolution,” a positive change within the individual that brings about broader social change.
In the course of the
dialogue, Mr. Ikeda remarks, “Saving the environment requires a global
revolution that must start with individual human revolutions. That is the road
to the solution of the complex of worldwide problems.” Dr. Díez-Hochleitner concurs,
saying, “Only the human revolution can develop our inherent strengths, fully
enlighten us to our essential nature and enable us to act in accordance with
it.”
[Adapted from an
article in the April 12, 2023, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, Soka Gakkai, Japan]
