Professional Documents
Culture Documents
or
Is Logic Always Cultural
?
Example:
- All men will one day die (premise) - Socrates
is a man (observation)
- therefore one day Socrates will die (conclusion).
A Typical East / West Difference
“I think my boss is wrong (observation).
Should I tell him during the office meeting?”
A Typical East / West Difference
“I think my boss is wrong (observation).
Should I tell him during the office meeting?”
In the “West”
He may have overlooked
this important piece of
information (premise 1),
and I think he appreciates
initiatives from his staff
(premise 2).
A Typical East / West Difference
“I think my boss is wrong (observation).
Should I tell him during the office meeting?”
?
End Part 1
The Premise Component
If the Premise Component is so critical,
how can it be negotiated, so that opposing cultures
eventually can agree on global issues ?
The Premise Component
If the Premise Component is so critical,
how can it be negotiated, so that opposing cultures
eventually can agree on global issues ?