The Geography of Thought-Ch.1

I finally finished reading chapter 1!

This chapter was really long. But in spite of that I felt that Nisebett's own opinions were scarce and that there were too much explanations. It is a good thing to be precise, but being too detailed might make it hard for the reader to find the most important parts, and it also might seem boring for them.

In this chapter, Nisebett explains about the difference between Eastern and Western thought by looking back and comparing ancient Greece and China. He talks about the difference between their philosophies, religion and science/mathematics.
I agree with Rab and I also think it is weird for Nisebett to compare Asia and the West without considering the other continents.

It was interesting to read the part about Taoism. It reminded me of the NP class last week when Rab explained about how you have to do the oppisit of what you want to do in order to accomplish something. The part of "Tao Te Ching, Chapter 36" reminded me of the example that Rab talked to us about the fire on the island. Maybe Taoism is somewhat connected to lateral thinking..