Designed in the mind : Western visions of science, nature and humankind / Alistair C. Crombie.
Abstract:
'We may trace the characteristically Western tradition of rational science and philosophy to the commitment of the ancient Greeks, for whatever reason, to the decision of questions by argument and evidence, as distinct from custom, edict, authority, revelation, rule-of-thumb, or some other principle or practice.'
History of science Vol. 26 (1988), p. 1-12