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The Geography of Thought

How Asians and Westerners Think Differently-- And Why

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An edition of The Geography of Thought (2011)

The Geography of Thought

How Asians and Westerners Think Differently-- And Why

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When Richard Nisbett showed an animated underwater scene to his American students, they zeroed in on a big fish swimming among smaller fish. Japanese subjects, on the other hand, made observations about the background environment ... and the different "seeings" are a clue to profound underlying cognitive differences between Westerners and East Asians. As Professor Nisbett shows in The Geography of Thought people actually think - and even see - the world differently, because of differing ecologies, social structures, philosophies, and educational systems that date back to ancient Greece and China.

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Nicholas Brealey Pub.
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Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently - and Why
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2011, Nicholas Brealey Pub.
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Table of Contents

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 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 Similarities7 "Ce N'est Pas Logique" or " You've Got a Point There"? Logic and the Law of Noncontradiction vs. Dialectics 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; Notes; References; Index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
153.4, 153.401
Library of Congress
BF311 .N565

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[electronic resource] :
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1 online resource (346 p.)
Number of pages
346

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OL27040951M
Internet Archive
geographythought00nisb_368
ISBN 10
1857884191
ISBN 13
9781857884197
OCLC/WorldCat
782872390

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