TagRichard E. Nisbett

This blog post examines how cultural differences between the West and the East impact ways of thinking and the world order. We will explore how the characteristics of each culture were formed and consider what changes they may bring in the future.   Author Richard Nisbett did not acknowledge cultural differences until about 12 years before writing this book. He believed, in a typically...

This blog post examines the differences in Eastern and Western thinking styles discussed in “The Geography of Thought” and analyzes how these differences have influenced modern society’s culture and problem-solving approaches.   On October 1, 2017, a tragic incident occurred in Las Vegas, USA. A heinous crime took place where a gunman opened fire from a high-rise building into a crowd...

In this blog post, we explore the differences between Eastern and Western ways of thinking and the processes of cultural imitation and fusion through ‘The Geography of Thought’.   The book I read this time is Richard Nisbett’s ‘The Geography of Thought’. Comprising eight chapters, the author—a social psychologist—uses experiment-based data in each chapter to explain the differences in...

This book analyzes the differences in Eastern and Western ways of thinking, explaining that their origins stem from each culture’s historical and social background. It explores how these differences influence behavior and thought in modern society.   I first tried to infer the meaning of the title ‘The Geography of Thought’. Before reading the book, the word ‘map’ in the title made me...

In this blog post, based on The Geography of Thought, we examine the differences in Eastern and Western ways of thinking and explore how these differences influence each culture’s values and social behavior.   I first pondered the meaning of the title ‘The Geography of Thought’. The first image that came to mind was that it might be a kind of ‘map of the mind’, visually representing...