| 单词 | theory-free |
| 释义 | > as lemmastheory-free theory-free adj. (a) composed of facts and observation rather than theories or speculation; (b) Philosophy designating something which is not influenced by a particular theory or theories. ΚΠ 1897 Critic (N.Y.) 24 Apr. 286/1 The volume makes one wish that American archæology could be systematized, sifted and made theory-free. 1958 Brit. Jrnl. Philos. Sci. 9 24 It is clear that the ‘fact’ words..are therefore not reported in ‘theory-free’ statements. 1977 A. Giddens Stud. in Social & Polit. Theory i. 49 As Feigl says, most positivistically inclined authors today..recognize that observation statements cannot be entirely ‘theory-free’. 2001 S. T. Asma Stuffed Animals & Pickled Heads v. 189 The objective for most scientists is not to be theory-free, but to be theory-minimal in the empirical phase of their research. 2009 S. Sheehan Joyce's Ulysses: Reader's Guide vi. 117 Each episode of the novel is summarized in some detail, followed by a theory-free account of its style. < as lemmas |
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