TY - BOOK AU - Co,Alfredo P. TI - Across the ancient philosophical world: essays in comparative philosophy SN - 978-971-506-762-1 AV - B 111 C6 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Manila, Philippines PB - UST Publishing House KW - PHILOSOPHY, ANCIENT. KW - PHILOSOPHY, COMPARATIVE. N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- I. At the Agora, in the wilderness, across warring states : landscape and travel across the ancient philosophical discourses -- II. Siddharta, Socrates, and Zhuang Zi : laughter across ancient civilization -- III. Hermeneutics 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 the intuitive grasp of the void : discoursing the three paths of Buddhist spirituality -- VI. Catholicism in Asia : discoursing the impacts and lessons 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-Greek-Chinese -- Postscript -- Foreign translations -- Bibliography ER -