Proceedings of the conference, held at the University of Hawaii under its sponsorship during the summer of 1959.
Includes bibliographical references.
Philosophy and human conduct / Sidney Hook -- Societal structures and processes / G.P. Conger -- Relation of philosophical theories to the practical affairs of men / S.K. Saksena -- Western philosophy and practical affairs / Herbert W. Schneider -- Chinese theory and practice, with special reference to humanism / Wing-tsit Chan -- The relation of philosophical theory to practical affairs in Japan / Shoson Miyamoto -- Natural man, philosophy, and behavior / Robert Rossow, Jr. -- Scientism and the problem of man / W.H. Werkmeister -- Natural science and technology in relation to cultural patterns and social practices in India / Stella Kramrisch -- The status of science and technique in Islamic civilization / N. Bammate -- Modern trend of Western civilization and cultural peculiarities of Japan / Hideki Yukawa -- The scientific spirit and method in Chinese philosophy / Hu Shih -- The development of ideas of spiritual value in Chinese philosophy / Tʻang Chün-i -- Some Japanese cultural traits and religions / Hideo Kishimoto -- The Indian approach to the religious problem / S. Radhakrishnan -- Religion and spiritual values in Indian thought / P.T. Raju -- Islam and spiritual values / M.M. Sharif -- The mystical form of Western spirituality / W.T. Stage -- The meaning and significance of spirituality in Europe and in India / Constantin Regamey -- Aesthetic values in East and West / Van Meter Ames -- Beyond ethics? / Virgil C. Aldrich -- American traits and principles / Values as a foundation for encounter / F.J. Von Rintelen -- Filial piety and Chinese society / Hsieh Yu-wei -- Basic thoughts underlying Eastern ethical and social practice / D.T. Suzuki -- Ethics and social practice in Islam / Niyazi Berkes -- Indian ethics and social practice / T.M.P. Mahadevan -- The realistic aspect of Indian spirituality / Swami Nikhilananda -- Comparative philosophy and science in the light of comparative law / F.S.C. Northrop -- The influence of philosophy on law and politics in Western civilization / Gray L. Dorsey -- Philosophy and social institutions in the West / Frank H. Knight -- Political, legal, and economic thought in Indian perspective / D.M. Datta -- The problematic of the self : West and East and the mandala pattern / Paul Mus -- Chinese legal and political philosophy / John C.H. Wu -- Basic features of the legal, political, and economic thought of Japan / Hajime Nakamura -- "Field theory" in the study of cultures : its application to Korean culture / Paul K. Ryu -- A basic problem in the quest for understanding between East and West / E.A. Burtt -- Concluding remarks / Cornelius Krusé -- Retrospect and prospects : achievements and unfinished business / Charles A. Moore -- The Islamic culture tradition and the West / Zen and parapsychology / The present crisis of faith / John Dewey in China / Comparative philosophy and world law / F.S.C. Northrup