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100 1 $aNisbett, Richard E.
245 14 $aThe geography of thought :$bhow Asians and Westerners think differently-- and why /$cRichard E. Nisbett.
260 $aNew York :$bFree Press,$cc2003.
300 $axxiii, 263 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-252) and index.
505 0 $a1. 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.
650 0 $aCognition and culture.
650 0 $aEast and West.
650 10 $aCross-Cultural Studies$zFar East.
650 20 $aPsychology, Comparative$zFar East.
650 20 $aWestern Countries$zFar East.
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