Nisbett (2003) provides a thorough analysis of these differences. Some of the main differences are summarized in the Table below. He and I both acknowledge that these broad stroke statements about differences overlook the many individual cultural and sub-cultural differences that exist in the world. Broad categorization is not done in any way to slight those differences, rather to point out the large and fairly uniform differences that exist between East and West. Nisbett defines the East to include China and the east Asian countries with strong Chinese influence; the West includes western Europe. For our purposes here, I include the Americas in the West and, because of similarities between Buddhist and Confucian philosophy, India is included in the East.