| 单词 | theory-blind |
| 释义 | > as lemmastheory-blind theory-blind adj. (a) unwilling or unable to recognize facts which run contrary to a preferred theory (now rare); (b) applied without reference to theory. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > [adjective] > not following theory untheoretical1797 untheorizing1820 theory-blind1874 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adjective] > liable to err > as a result of theory theory-blind1874 1874 C. M. Davies Heterodox London I. 119 McSweeney he regarded as simply ‘theory-blind’, and proceeded to dissect his solar method. 1917 Amer. Economist 21 Dec. 294/1 Those so theory-blind as to be unable to see that it is the war and not the Underwood Tariff that funded our prosperity. 1985 B. Gregg tr. H. Dubiel Theory & Politics 133 The unmediated coexistence of philosophical speculation and theory-blind empiricism. 1997 S. Tianjian Polit. Participation in Beijing iv. 124 These components are located by theory-blind methods. 2013 W. Matthews New Left iii. 96 Thompson can be taxed on many points, but not that he was some sort of theory-blind empiricist. < as lemmas |
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