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The geography of thought : how Asians and Westerners think differently-- and why / Richard E. Nisbett. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Free Press, [(c)2003.Description: xxiii, 263 pages : illistrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0743216466
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF311.G464 2003
  • BF311.N724.G464 2003
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Contents:
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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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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