Explores issues in Indian, Chinese, Japanese and Islamic philosophical traditions, both ancient and modern.

Chapter 1 Humanism and Islamic Ethics, Lenn E. Goodman; Chapter 2 Fukuzawa Yukichi and Religion*Previously published in Asian Philosophy, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1994., Takashi Koizumi; Chapter 3 The Ethics of Watsuji Tetsur?, Alistair Swale; Chapter 4 Transcendence East and West, David Loy; Chapter 5 The Place of Buddhism in Santayana's Moral Philosophy*Previously published in Asian Philosophy Vol. 5, No. 1, 1995., John Magnus Michelsen; Chapter 6 Is Daoism 'Green'?*Previously published in Asian Philosophy, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1994., David E. Cooper; Chapter 7 Cessation and Integration in Classical Yoga*Previously published in Asian Philosophy, Vol. 5, No. 1, 1995., Ian Whicher; Chapter 8 Morals and Society in the Light of Advaita Ved?nta, Michael Zammit; Chapter 9 The Function of Theatre in Society, Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe; Chapter 10 Paths to Perfection, Frank R. Podgorski; Chapter 11 The Characteristics of Confucian Ethics, Xiao Wei; Chapter 12 Moral Values and the Daoist Sage in the Dao De Jing*Previously published in Asian Philosophy, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1994., Robert E. Allinson;