Eastern & Western Minds Think in Profoundly Different Ways
How Eastern & Western Think in Profoundly Different Ways Psychologists are uncovering the surprising influence of geography on our reasoning, behavior, and sense of self. As Horace Capron first travelled through Hokkaido in 1871, he searched for a sign of human life among the vast prairies, wooded glades and threatening black mountains. “The stillness of death reigned over this magnificent scene,” he later wrote. “Not a leaf was stirred, not the chirping of a bird or a living thing.” It was, he thought, a timeless place, straight out of pre-history. “How amazing it is that this rich and beautiful country, the property of one of the ...