Josef Derbolav (1912-87), professor emeritus of the University of Bonn and an authority on pedagogy and Greek philosophy, and Daisaku Ikeda take up such topics as the historical relations between Japan and Germany, modernization of traditional life-styles, humanism of East and West, the role of ethics and religion, Buddhism and Christianity, educational reforms and how the present can benefit the future. They conclude radical alteration of our way of thinking is necessary to conquer the daunting problems facing humanity.