The Geography of Thought
Subtitle: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently-- And Why
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9781857884197
Description: 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.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: 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.; title: 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.