A brief overview of Indian, Chinese and Middle Eastern philosopher/theologians. (to include small sections on Korean and Japanese). I found this to be a bit difficult to follow and I attribute that to my lack of knowledge as this was a first look (for me) at these things. The book gave a overview of these men and how they contributed to the world of philosophy both locally and in a broader sense. I got a sense while reading that the author had his own views on some of these philosophies.