Eastern and Western views of logic have diverged greatly, with the Asian tradition making only slight inroads in logical theory,and never separating logic from context. Consequently,Asians use experience more and logical principles less in judging propositions. This leads to the observation that Asians often seek conflict resolution through some middle ground,while Americans commonly choose one side of an argument. This leads us to believe that Americans are generally uncomfortable with contradiction,while Asians are not-a conclusion confirmed by numerous tests. One such test,for example,shows that Asians are likely to report contradictory emotions when describing a face,while Americans are likely to choose between emotion,such as"happy" or "sad".