TagRichard E. Nisbett

What is the fundamental difference between Eastern and Western ways of thinking?

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...