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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1140464803 Title: The geography of thought : how Asians and Westerners think differently-- and why Author: Richard E Nisbett Publisher: New York : Free Press, ©2003. ISBN/ISSN: 9781439106679 1439106673 0743255356 9780743255356 9781857884197 1857884191 OCLC:1140464803

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The geography of thought : how Asians and Westerners think differently-- and why

Author:	Richard E Nisbett
Publisher:	New York : Free Press, ©2003.
Edition/Format:	eBook : Document : English
Summary:	A professor of psychology examines the divergent ways in which eastern and western cultures view the world, offering suggestions about how today's interdependent global cultures may be bridged.
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Subjects	Cognition and culture. East and West. Cross-Cultural Comparison. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Electronic books
Additional Physical Format:	(DLC) 2002032178 (OCoLC)50479308
Material Type:	Document, Internet resource
Document Type:	Internet Resource, Computer File
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ISBN:	9781439106679 1439106673 0743255356 9780743255356 9781857884197 1857884191
OCLC Number:	1140464803
Description:	1 online resource (xxiii, 263 pages ): illustrations.
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.
Responsibility:	Richard E. Nisbett.
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