The Geography of Thought : How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why (Reprint) By Nisbett, Richard E. Publisher : Free Pr Published Date : 2004/04 Binding : Paperback ISBN : 9780743255356 BookWeb Price : S$ 25.03 Kinokuniya Privilege Card member price : S$ 20.02 Availability Status : In stock at the Fulfillment Centre. Usually dispatches within 5 working days. Language : English

 
Acknowledgments                                    ix
Introduction                                       xiii
1 The Syllogism and the Tao
  Philosophy, Science, and Society in Ancient      1   (28)
  Greece and China
2 The Social Origins of Mind
  Economics, Social Practices, and Thought         29  (18)
3 Living Together vs. Going It Alone
  Social Life and Sense of Self in the Modern      47  (32)
  East and West
4 "Eyes in Back of Your Head" or "Keep Your Eye
on the Ball"?
  Envisioning the World                            79  (32)
5 "The Bad Seed" or "The Other Boys Made Him Do
It"?
  Causal Attribution and Causal Modeling East      111 (26)
  and West
6 Is the World Made Up of Nouns or Verbs?
  Categories and Rules vs. Relationships and       137 (28)
  Similarities
7 "Ce N'est Pas Logique" or "You've Got a Point
There"?
  Logic and the Law of Noncontradiction vs.        165 (26)
  Dialectics and the Middle Way
8 And If the Nature of Thought Is Not
Everywhere the Same?
  Implications for Psychology, Philosophy,         191 (28)
  Education, and Everyday Life
Epilogue The End of Psychology or the Clash of
Mentalities?
  The Longevity of Differences                     219 (12)
Notes                                              231 (10)
References                                         241 (12)
Index                                              253