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The geography of thought :

0743216466

0743255356

1857883284

9780743216463

9780743255356

9781857883282

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The geography of thought :

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how Asians and Westerners think differently-- and why /

Richard E. Nisbett

xxiii, 263 pages :

illustrations ;

23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-252) and index

1. The syllogism and the Tao : philosophy, science, and society in ancient Greece and China -- 2. The social origins of mind : economics, social practices, and thought -- 3. Living together vs. going it alone : social life and sense of self in the modern East and West -- 4. "Eyes in back of your head" or "Keep your eye on the ball"? : envisioning the world -- 5. "The bad seed" or "The other boys made him do it"? : causal attribution and causal modeling East and West -- 6. Is the world made up of nouns or verbs? : categories and rules vs. relationships and similarities -- 7. "Ce n'est pas logique" or "You've got a point there"? : logic and the law of noncontradiction vs. dialectic and the middle way -- 8. And if the nature of thought is not everywhere the same? : implications for psychology, philosophy, education, and everyday life -- Epilogue. The end of psychology or the clash of mentalities? : the longevity of differences

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A professor of psychology examines the divergent ways in which eastern and western cultures view the world, offering suggestions about how today's interdependent global cultures may be bridged

Cognition and culture

East and West

Cross-Cultural Comparison-- Far East

Mental Processes-- Far East

Psychology, Comparative-- Far East

Western World-- Far East

Civilisation occidentale

Civilisation orientale

Culturele aspecten

Denken

Différence culturelle

Pensée

processus cognitif

Psychologie culturelle

Nisbett, Richard E

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