Top Theory Quotes
Theory Definition
(n.) A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation.
(n.) An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any science; as, the theory of music.
(n.) The science, as distinguished from the art; as, the theory and practice of medicine.
(n.) The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion; Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.
Right now I'm thinking a good deal about emancipation. One of our sins was slavery, another was emancipation. It's a paradox. In theory, emancipation was one of the glories of our democracy - and it w...
Shelby Foote
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education, slavery, racism, socialism, theory, neglect, modernity, slaves, emancipation, american history
A wonderful area for speculative academic work is the unknowable. These days religious subjects are in disfavor, but there are still plenty of good topics. The nature of consciousness, the workings of...
Michael Crichton
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knowledge, religion, science, evolution, language, ignorance, origin of life, consciousness, guessing, darwinism
This theory [the oxygen theory] is not as I have heard it described, that of the French chemists, it is mine (elle est la mienne); it is a property which I claim from my contemporaries and from poster...
Antoine Lavoisier
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science, chemistry, discovery, invention, french, theory, posterity, scientist, scientific theory, oxygen theory
Since the beginning of physics, symmetry considerations have provided us with an extremely powerful and useful tool in our effort to understand nature. Gradually they have become the backbone of our t...
Tsung-Dao Lee
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power, science, physics, chinese, theory, beginning, nobel laureate, laws of nature, china, symmetry