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A philosophical theory is a theory that explains or accounts for a general philosophy or specific branch of philosophy. While any sort of thesis or opinion may be termed a theory, in analytic philosophy it is thought best to reserve the word "theory" for systematic, comprehensive attempts to solve problems.

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    Quotes Tagged "Theory"

    H.G. Wells
    “Very simple was my explanation, and plausible enough---as most wrong theories are!”
    ― H.G. Wells, The Time Machine
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    Richard Dawkins
    “My main reason for scepticism about the Huxley/Sagan theory is that the human brain is demonstrably eager to see faces in random patterns, as we know from scientific evidence, on top of the numerous legends about faces of Jesus, or the Virgin Mary, or Mother Teresa, being seen on slices of toast, or pizzas, or patches of damp on a wall. This eagerness is enhanced if the pattern departs from randomness in the specific direction of being symmetrical.”
    ― Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
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