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The Soviets Impact on Society. New York: Philosophical Library. Pp. XIII + 202: 1953 $3.75
The author analyzes the cultural and social changes produced in the Western and Eastern countries by the materialization of the Marxist ideology. He presents a critical evaluation of the basic doctrines and Soviet practice.
In a “Note to the Reader” the author explains that “This book was written fifteen years ago, prior to the Soviet-Nazi treaty. Not a sentence has been added to the text nor has any part been withdrawn. Of course what seemed at that time to be hypothetical or speculative has been proven, during the years, to be lamentable fact and what was true then is doubly true now.”
The account of the nature of Soviet imperialism and of the subtle ways in which Communist propaganda has operated against freedom and peace, is exceedingly well written. The fundamentals of the Communistic objectives, the modes of promoting them in farflung campaigns and the psychological factors involved are presented with understanding and insight.
The book should be read not only by those interested in psychology and sociology but also by all citizens desirous of this basic briefing and timely information.
: What is Creative Thinking? New York: Philosophical Library. Pp. xix + 205: 1955 $3.00
The purpose of this little book is to present a comprehensive survey of the viewpoints of a number of authorities to afford the reader the information available on the psychological process in operation to produce “creative” thought. The mechanisms concerned in the stages of preparation, incubation, illumination, and revision or verification are described and discussed in detail.
The text is interesting reading, but there is a great deal of repetition. Some repetition of this type of material for emphasis is desirable but it is rather monotonously done here. The pages dealing with psychiatric matters and creative thinking of the psychotic should have been omitted, since th