Across the ancient philosophical world essays in comparative philosophy - Co, Alfredo P. (Manila, Philippines University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2015)
I. At the agora, in the wilderness, across the warring states: landscape and travel across the ancient philosophical discourses -- II. Siddharta, Socrates and Zhuang Zi: Laughter across ancient civilizations -- III. Hermenuetics of the genius of the absurd: interpreting the dao -- IV. Beyond Ricci and Longobardi: exploring a dialogue of east-west transcendence -- V. The existential journey of the spirit, the devotional path to the divine, and intuitive grasp of the void: discoursing the three paths of Buddhist spirituality -- VI. Catholicism in asia: discoursing the impacts and lesson of the Evangelization in China and the Philippines -- VII. Rites and languages: how to transmit faith to the new generation -- VIII. Three ancient political thoughts: Indian-Greeks-Chinese A. A divine social plan of a chaturvana: traversing the life of samsara B. Plato's search for hapiness in a just society: the marriage of eudaimonia and Dikaiosyne C. Tian Xia Da Dong: harmony under heaven.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-255)
Text in English and French.
Keywords: Philosophy, Ancient; Philosophy, Comparative