Providence Journal-Bulletin
Understanding the thought processes of other cultures may very well turn out to be critical to the survival of Western civilization....The Geography of Thought is a wake-up call.
Publishers Weekly
The Geography of Thought may mark the beginning of a new front in the science wars.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Nisbett's findings pose provocative challenges to universalist assumptions about human thought and inference.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Syllogism and the Tao: Philosophy, Science, and Society in Ancient Greece and China ¡¦ 1
2. The Social Origins of Mind: Economics, Social Practices, and Thought ¡¦ 29
3. Living Together vs. Going It Alone: Social Life and Sense of Self in the Modern East and West ¡¦ 47
4. "Eyes in Back of Your Head" or "Keep Your Eye on the Ball"?: Envisioning the World ¡¦ 79
5. "The Bad Seed" or "The Other Boys Made Him Do It"?: Causal Attribution and Causal Modeling East and West ¡¦ 111
6. Is the World Made Up of Nouns or Verbs?: Categories and Rules vs. Relationships and Similarities ¡¦ 137
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 ¡¦ 165
8. And If the Nature of Thought Is Not Everywhere the Same?: Implications for Psychology, Philosophy, Education, and Everyday Life ¡¦ 191
Epilogue: The End of Psychology or the Clash of Mentalities?: The Longevity of Differences ¡¦ 219
Not...es ¡¦ 231
References ¡¦ 241
Index ¡¦ 253
Providence Journal-Bulletin
Understanding the thought processes of other cultures may very well
turn out to be critical to the survival of Western civilization....The Geography of Thought is a wake-up call.
Publishers Weekly
The Geography of Thought may mark the beginning of a new
front in the science wars.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Nisbett's findings pose provocative challenges to universalist assumptions about human thought and inference.