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Author:

Nisbett, Richard E.

Title:

The geography of thought : how Asians and Westerners think differently-- and why / Richard E. Nisbett.

Publisher:

Free Press,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

xxiii, 263 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Cognition and culture.
East and West.
Cross-Cultural Comparison--Far East.
Mental Processes--Far East.
Psychology, Comparative--Far East.
Western World--Far East.
Denken.
Culturele aspecten.
Cognition et culture.
Orient et Occident.
Civilisation occidentale
Civilisation orientale
Différence culturelle
Pensée
Processus cognitif
Psychologie culturelle

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-252) and index.

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.

ISBN:

9780743216463
0743216466

OCLC:

(OCoLC)50479308

LCCN:

2002032178

Locations:

O4AX446 -- Chadwick Library

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OOAX232 -- Clinton Community College Library (Clinton)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)

OAAX516 -- Maharishi University of Management Library (Fairfield)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)