The Greeks and their progeny are thought to have possessed an intrinsic capacity for scientific thinking, a thirst for the accumulation of knowledge, and the desire to understand the world in its entirety. According to this hegemonic view, it was the intellect and courage of these geniuses that allowed them to transcend superstition and myth. Some historians of science today concede that other cultures have made scientific contributions, but the classic narrative remains that science is distinctly Western. Other cultures can become modern and scientific, but only the West invented those
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