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• Political Theories for Students
  ...of the historical [[context]] in which the theory was developed, including critical response.
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• Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film
  ...ts as production, national [[tradition]]s, studios, [[genre]]s, [[critical theory]] and film [[history]].
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• Raymond Guess
  ...of which one is a collection of his essays. They are The Idea of Critical Theory: Habermas and the Frankfurt School; Morality, Culture, and History; Public
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• Oxford Companion to Western Art
  ...criticism, and the scientific examination of [[material]]s and techniques. Critical appreciation and [[fact]]ual [[information]] on over 1700 artists from clas
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• Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
  as the major student [[text]]book series in political theory. It aims commissioned for the series. Each volume contains a critical introduction
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• Criticism
  :b. spec. The critical [[science]] which deals with the [[text]], [[character]], composition, and ...e critical [[philosophy]] of [[Kant]]. So called from its being based on a critical examination of the faculty of knowledge.
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• Hypothesis
  ...mal usage, a scientific ''hypothesis'' is not the same as a scientific ''[[theory]]''. A Hypothesis is never to be stated as a question, but always as a stat ...ypothesis may become part of a theory or occasionally may grow to become a theory itself. Normally, scientific hypotheses have the form of a [[mathematical
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• Alienation
  ...and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_social_theory critical social theory], '''alienation''' refers to an individual's estrangement from traditional ...rman sociologists Georg Simmel and Ferdinand Tönnies have written rather [[critical]] works on individualization and urbanization. Simmel's ''"Philosophie des
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• Dictionary
  ...exicology] and terminology are two [[different]] fields of [[study]]. In [[theory]], general dictionaries are supposed to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S ...iption_and_description prescriptive or descriptive], the latter being in [[theory]] largely based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_corpus linguis
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• Fallible
  ...s of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_choice_theory rational choice theory] which is widely used by economists for the understanding and [[modeling]] ...llible, we are still capable of error when working with these systems. The critical rationalist Hans Albert argues that it is impossible to prove any [[truth]]
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• Secondary Corpus
  ...e [[symbols]] used for [[communication]] and often as an art including the critical analysis of the same. The theory and practice of [[politics]]; descriptive analyses of [[political system]]s
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• Literary theory
  ...century]], [[aesthetics]] and [[hermeneutics]]. In the [[20th century]], "theory" has become an umbrella term for a variety of scholarly approaches to readi ==Literary theory and literature==
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• Contemplation
  ...it in a sector. Contemplation is the [[Latin]] [[translation]] of Greek '[[theory]]' (theoria). In a [[religious]] sense it is usually a [[type]] of [[prayer ...onism Neolatonic] philosopher also [[expressed]] contemplation as the most critical of components for one to reach [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henosis henos
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• Philology
  ...toric]], [[history]], [[interpretation]] of authors, and [[critical theory|critical traditions]] associated with a given language. ...itical editions''' which provided a reconstructed text accompanied by a '''critical apparatus''', i.e. footnotes listing the various manuscript variants availa
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• Archaeology
  ...rg/wiki/19th_century 19th century], the first approach to archaeological [[theory]] to be [[practiced]] was that of cultural-history archaeology, which held ...ism and post-processualism is still under [[debate]]. Meanwhile, another [[theory]], known as historical processualism has emerged seeking to incorporate a [
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• 2005-03-03-What It Means to Say God is Love
  The idea that love is the desire to do good to others sounds good in theory, but when pressed in life, so often these dynamic ideas seem to be caught m The idea that God is love is accepted by many on your world in theory, but what does it really mean? How can the theoretical be practically reali
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• German Philosophy
  ...n essential work of economics called [[Das Kapital]], which consisted of a critical economic examination of capitalism. [[Marxism]] has had a massive affect on *[[Critical theory]]
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• Phase Change
  Often also ''magnetic'' phases are used as the basis of a theory, and for introductory motivation. However, usually these are similar to the === Critical points ===
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• Doctrine
  ...[[system]] of principles or tenets; a doctrinal or theoretical system; a [[theory]]; a [[science]], or department of [[knowledge]]. ? Obs. ...ne stands within the body of knowledge and absorbs its teachings without [[critical]] [[thought]].
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• Macrocosm and Microcosm
  ...ughout the world and all levels of reality as a step towards this unifying theory. In short, it is the recognition that the same traits appear in entities of This principle is also prevalent in Plato and his theory of “Forms”, and permeated the thinking of [[Hermetic]] philosophers an
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• Hermeneutics
  '''Hermeneutics''' is the study of [[interpretation]] theory. [[Tradition]]al hermeneutics - which includes [[Bible|Biblical]] hermeneut Philosophical hermeneutics refers primarily to [[Hans-Georg Gadamer]]'s theory of [[knowledge]] as developed in ''Truth and Method'', and sometimes to [[P
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• Law of Attraction
  ...electrical activity of brainwaves.[8] Victor Stenger and Leon Lederman are critical of attempts to use quantum physics to bridge any unexplained or seemingly i
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• Normal distribution
  In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probability_theory probability theory], the '''normal''' (or Gaussian) distribution is a very commonly occurring ...people rallied both in [[criticism]] and defense of the book. A number of critical [[texts]] were written in response to the [[book]].
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• Discourse
  ...ilosopher [[Michel Foucault]] (1926-1984) and [[Jürgen Habermas]]' ''[[The Theory of Communicative Action]]'' (''Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns''). Each ...these two. This perspective has also then had an influential bearing on [[critical psychology]].
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• Groupthink
  ...group to minimize [[conflict]] and reach a [[consensus]] decision without critical [[evaluation]]. ...mmunication studies, [[political science]], management, and organizational theory, as well as important aspects of deviant religious [[cult]] behaviour.
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• Administration
  ...ion theory has periodically connoted a heavy orientation toward [[critical theory]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodern postmodern] philosophical n
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• Projection
  Later studies were critical of Freud's theory. [[Research]] supports the existence of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa
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• Pedagogy
  ...s. For example, Paulo Freire referred to his method of teaching adults as "critical pedagogy". In correlation with those teaching strategies the instructor's o ...[[English]]-speaking world the term pedagogy refers to the [[science]] or theory of educating.[5] The late Malcolm Knowles reasoned that the term andragogy
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• Skepticism
  ...denying the possibility of truth, in fact it appears to have mainly been a critical school which merely claimed that logicians had not discovered truth. ...al skeptic. However, Descartes was not himself a skeptic and developed his theory of an absolute certainty to disprove other skeptics who argued that there i
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• Perception
  ...most notably the works of Professor Emeritus [[Richard L. Gregory]]. This theory is increasingly gaining experimental support and could be surmised as dynam ...re 'enriching', which is the role of the mental model. A different type of theory is the [[perceptual ecology]] approach of [[J. J. Gibson|James J. Gibson]].
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• Prediction
  A scientific theory whose assertions are not in accordance with observations and [[evidence]] w ...nd the sun seen in the 1919 eclipse, a prediction of [[Albert Einstein]]'s theory of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Relativity#GENERAL_RELAT
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• Jacques Derrida
  ...iography, [[linguistics]], sociolinguistics, [[psychoanalysis]], political theory, feminism, and queer studies. His work still has a major influence in the a Critical obituaries of Derrida were published in The New York Times, The Economist,
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• Oral history
  ...d conferences and publish newsletters and journals devoted to oral history theory and practices. ...through a deed of gift, which also establishes copyright ownership that is critical for publication and archival
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• 2004-01-29-A Time of Progress
  "We are [[assured]] that "[[critical mass]]" has finally been reached and our treasured, famous [[Urantia]] is o ...matic]] behaviour seen in those so effected. For now, I still hold to my [[theory]] of an inherited, very low all-or-none firing threshold of the cerebral ne
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• Objectivity
  ...lures he perceived in realism, empiricism, and idealism and to establish a critical method of approach in the distinction between epistemology and metaphysics. ...nd "objectivism" are not synonymous, with objectivism being an ontological theory that incorporates a commitment to the objectivity of objects.
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• Reflection
  ...f light from a denser medium occurs if the angle of incidence is above the critical angle. ...of [[architectural acoustics]], because the nature of these reflections is critical to the auditory feel of a space.
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• Ideology
  == Ideology and Semiotic Theory == ...in Cognitive Science, Linguistics, Philosophy, Post-Modernism and Critical Theory ==
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• Narrative
  In [[postmodern]] theory, [[semiotics]] begins with the individual building blocks of [[meaning]] ca == Literary theory ==
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• 2023-08-23-Behind the Veil of Transmitting
  ...ur thinking and perceptions then it dampens or diminishes the capacity for critical thinking and recognition of the necessity for having a critically correctiv ...akers and more on the process and information. And I know you get this in theory, but it is easy to also slide into patterns that can be detrimental when th
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• Multiverse
  ...his level includes Wheeler's [[Oscillatory universe|oscillating universe]] theory as well.) ...t is widely believed that Everett's interpretation (considered as a formal theory) is a [[conservative extension]] of standard quantum mechanics – tha
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• The Sciences
  ..., a large number of hypotheses may be logically bound together by a single theory. A ''[[physical law]]'' or ''law of nature'' is a scientific generalization ...y turn out to be imperfect if new observations are inconsistent with them. Critical to this process is making every relevant aspect of research publicly availa
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• Gesture
  ...oblem solving in children. David McNeill (1992, 2006)has developed a broad theory about how gesture and speech are part of a single [[thought]] [[process]]. ...e Hague: Mouton and Co. [Includes as an Introduction by Kendon an extended critical survey of methodological and theoretical issues in the field].
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• Buddhist Philosophy
  ...rs should note that theory for its own sake is not valued in Buddhism, but theory pursued in the interest of enlightenment for oneself or others is fully con ...his dimension has been preserved by the [[Madhyamaka]] school. It includes critical rejections of all views, which is a form of philosophy, but it is reluctant
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• Metaphysics of Creativity: Nature, Art, and Freedom In German Philosophy After Kant
  ==The System of Critical Philosophy== ...wever must address the paradox which here emerges and permeates the entire critical philosophy:
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• Art History
  ...ich'', p. 7. London: Phaidon Press</ref> Works of art criticism and of art theory frequently have been the pivots upon which the understanding of art history ...comparable style, or sanctioning an entire style or movement; and ''[[art theory]]'', which is concerned with the fundamental nature of art, and is more rel
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• Contemporary Philosophy
  ...nobe/rorty.html] An interview with Rorty] Davidson, D., 1986, "A Coherence Theory of Truth and Knowledge," Truth And Interpretation, Perspectives on the Phil ...rt, postmodern philosophy has spawned substantial literature of [[critical theory]]. Other areas of production have included [[deconstruction]] and several
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• Difference
  ...nguage of understanding is already caught up in sensible [[metaphor]]s ("[[theory]]," for instance, in Greek, means "to [[vision|see]]"). ...flux, and differed from one re-[[readers|reading]] to the next, a general theory describing this phenomenon was unachievable.
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• Real Presences
  mirrors which is that of modernist theory and practice’ (141)3 have tantalising resonances with our secondary and parasitic [[discourse]] over immediacy, of the critical over the creative’ (38) in today’s
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• Logic
  ...J. Robert Cox and Charles Arthur Willard, eds. ''Advances in Argumentation Theory and Research'', Southern Illinois University Press, 1983 ISBN 0809310503, I ...Principia is no longer much used, having been largely supplanted by [[set theory]]. As the study of formal logic expanded, research no longer focused solel
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• Science
  ..., a large number of hypotheses may be logically bound together by a single theory. A ''[[physical law]]'' or ''law of nature'' is a scientific generalization ...y turn out to be imperfect if new observations are inconsistent with them. Critical to this process is making every relevant aspect of research publicly availa
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