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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. ...more

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Theory Books

The Communist Manifesto
The Wretched of the Earth
The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison
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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
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Black Skin, White Masks
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Lists

The Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Republic by PlatoSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovHonor and Polygamy by Omar Farhad
Politics
488 books — 459 voters
Syrian Brides by Anna HalabiThe Hidden Face of Eve by Nawal El SaadawiHeadscarves and Hymens by Mona EltahawyWoman at Point Zero by Nawal El SaadawiThe Veil and the Male Elite by Fatema Mernissi
Arab feminism
46 books — 45 voters

Relativity by Albert EinsteinFeminist Theory by bell hooksCowboy Conspiracy Theory by Em PetrovaBang Theory by Lili ValenteA Theory of Justice by John Rawls
Empty Banana "Theory"
119 books — 6 voters
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinAnarchism and Other Essays by Emma GoldmanV for Vendetta by Alan MooreChomsky On Anarchism by Noam ChomskyThe Conquest of Bread by Pyotr Kropotkin
Anarchist books
470 books — 372 voters

A New Theory of Urban Design by Christopher W. AlexanderThe Phenomenon of Life by Christopher W. AlexanderA Vision of a Living World by Christopher W. AlexanderHassan Fathy by Salma Samar DamlujiArchitect's Handbook of Construction Detailing by David Kent Ballast
architect reads - part 2
100 books — 2 voters
La matrice de la race. Généalogie sexuelle et coloniale de la... by Elsa DorlinCapitalisme et esclavage by Eric WilliamsThe Invention of Race in the European Middle Ages by Geraldine HengRace et esclavage dans la France de l'Ancien Régime by Pierre H. BoulleL'Idéologie raciste by Colette Guillaumin
Essais critiques sur la race et le racisme
95 books — 1 voter


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Quotes Tagged “Theory”

Benjamin Franklin
“ The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary. ”
― Benjamin Franklin, The Way To Wealth
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Bret Easton Ellis
“ It strikes me profoundly that the world is more often than not a bad and cruel place. ”
― Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho
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Groups Tagged "Theory"

Q&A with Daniel R. Thorne - Neuroeconomics This a group for Q&A about Neuroeconomics: an Applied Information Theory with its author, Daniel…more
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STREET FIGHT Street Fighters read books.
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Recommended reading list for Ed.D. Cohort.
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Music History & Theory A kind of reference area for books on music theory, criticism, and historical analysis. Not real…more
13 members, last active 15 years ago