Abstract

Dividing modern life into three periods, Gotshalk deals with the predominant component of the value outlook of each. These are individuality, creativity, and interrelatedness--each of which he considers in the pragmatic, reflective, and philosophic realms of the respective periods. The promise of modern life lies in the possibility of our developing the potentialities of interrelatedness. The horizons are wide, the style clear, the synthesis swift, but the brevity of his book leads Gotshalk to ignore counterexamples and divisive forces. --R. D. G.