Mind Map: Westerners see wood, Easterners see forest

Author: (USA) Richard Nisbett
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: Why are Chinese people good at arithmetic but weak in geometry, while ancient Greeks in the Euclidean era were the opposite? Why do Western babies learn nouns faster than verbs, while East Asians are quite different? What impact will these perceptual differences have on future international politics? Is Francis Fukuyama's "The End of History" or Samuel Huntington's "The Clash of Civilizations" more reasonable? Professor Nisbett, through some innovative experiments, has drawn some astonishing conclusions: Easterners emphasize background and the connections between things, while Westerners focus on concrete objects and overlook the connections with the background. In short: "Westerners see the trees, Easterners see the forest." The ways of thinking in the East and West are so different. How can we think as others think in communication? The experimental results in this book are very valuable for reference. From Feng Shui to cosmic philosophy, from comparative linguistics to economic history, a cultural chasm lies between the descendants of Aristotle and the descendants of Confucius. However, in today's globalized era, cross-cultural understanding and collaboration between the East and West are particularly important. Through broad knowledge and an open perspective, this book builds a bridge of great significance for East and West to communicate culturally.