HOW TO PERCEIVE AND COMPREHEND THE WORLD AROUND US

This article is about the world of thinking: cognitive unity, cultural diversity. It represents an impressive and much needed effort in English at bringing together insights from psychology and socio-cultural anthropology about how we around the globe perceive, at the same time order the world and how we feel and reason about the world surrounding us. The article aims at illustrating the intricate relationship between cognition and culture, and opens up an opportunity for dialogue between the disciplines of psychology and anthropology.