The how Asians and Westerners think differently and why Nisbett, Richard E. creator text bibliography nyu New York Free Press 2003 monographic eng

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xxiii, 263 p. ; 22 cm. 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. 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. Richard E. Nisbett. Includes bibliographical references and index. Cognition and culture East and West 910 NIG 0743216466 2002032178 DLC 020815 20170514185634.0 2379179 eng