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How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why

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How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why

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Language
English
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288

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Subjects
East and West, Cognition and culture, Western Countries, Cross-Cultural Studies, Comparative Psychology, Philosophy, Thought and thinking, Ethnopsychology, New York Times reviewed, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Mental Processes, Western World, Psychology, comparative, Cross-cultural comparison--far east, Mental processes--far east, Psychology, comparative--far east, Western world--far east, Bf311 .n565 2003, 2003 j-050, Bf 311 n724g 2003, 153.4

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First Sentence

"More than a billion people in the world today claim intellectual inheritance from ancient Greece."

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments. ix
Introduction. xiii
1. The Syllogism and the Tao: Philosophy, Science, and Society in Ancient Greece and China Page 1
2. The Social Origins of Mind: Economics, Social Practices, and Thought Page 29
3. Living Together vs. Going It Alone: Social Life and Sense of Self in the Modern East and West Page 47
4. "Eyes in the Back of Your Head" or "Keep Your Eye on the Ball"?: Envisioning the World Page 79
5. "The Bad Seed" or "The Other Boys Made Him Do It"?: Causal Attribution and Causal Modeling East and West Page 111
6. Is the World Made Up of Nouns or Verbs?: Categories and Rules vs. Relationships and Similarities Page 137
7. "Ce N'est Pas Logique" or "You've Got a Point There"?: Logic and the Law of Noncontradiction vs Dialectics and the Middle Way Page 165
8. And If the Nature of Thought Is Not Everywhere the Same?: Implications for Psychology, Philosophy, Education, and Everyday Life Page 191
Epilogue. The End of Psychology or the Clash of Mentalities: The Longevity of Differences Page 219
Notes. 231
References. 241
Index. 253

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BF311 .N565 2004, GN502

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Number of pages
288
Dimensions
8.3 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
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OL7947735M
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0743255356
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OCLC/WorldCat
55053743
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12941
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