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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
Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity
Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
Orientalism
The Society of the Spectacle
The State and Revolution
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Women, Race & Class
Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism
Simulacra and Simulation
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Black Skin, White Masks
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Lists

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
Steppenwolf by Hermann HesseThe Woman in the Dunes by Kōbō AbeThe Man Without Qualities by Robert MusilThe Human Condition by Hannah ArendtZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
The Thinker's Bookshelf
176 books — 69 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
476 books — 373 voters
Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-MenonImperialism by Vladimir LeninThe Drum Major Instinct by Justin RoseA Lover's Discourse by Roland BarthesHow Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney
"yeah, i read theory."
160 books — 5 voters


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Quotes Tagged “Theory”

Meryl Streep
“ I have a theory that movies operate on the level of dreams, where you dream yourself. ”
― Meryl Streep
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Mark Twain
“ How empty is theory in the presence of fact! ”
― Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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Videos Tagged “Theory”

Who Owns You? on freedomcentral
Who Owns You? on freedomcentral
David Shenk at the Commonwealth Club
David Shenk at the Commonwealth Club
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Groups Tagged "Theory"

Recommendations and discussion regarding influential books and texts for the practice of teachin…more
3 members, last active 12 years ago
The Solidarity Circle A book club to unite fiction lovers & make theory accessible for everyone, created by Reena and …more
17 members, last active 5 years ago
Skylight Press We are a small independent British publisher specialising in literary fiction, drama, poetry, th…more
144 members, last active 9 years ago
Impactful guitar books on theory and technique
1 member, last active 5 years ago