Theories are abstract and conceptual, and to this end they are always considered true.

Theories which claim that morality is derived from reasoning about implied imperatives ( universal prescriptivism ), the edicts of a god ( divine command theory ), or the hypothetical decrees of a perfectly rational being ( ideal observer theory ), are considered anti-realist in the robust sense used here, but are considered realist in the sense synonymous with moral universalism.

Theories of the behavior pattern of population masses were compared to scientific discoveries concerning the motion-pattern of gaseous masses.

Theories whose subject matter consists not in empirical data, but rather in ideas are in the realm of philosophical theories as contrasted with scientific theories.

" Theories must also meet further requirements, such as the ability to make falsifiable predictions with consistent accuracy across a broad area of scientific inquiry, and production of strong evidence in favor of the theory from multiple independent sources.

Theories are improved ( or replaced by better theories ) as more evidence is gathered, so that accuracy in prediction improves over time ; this increased accuracy corresponds to an increase in scientific knowledge.

Theories about unobservable phenomena are regarded as having no scientific meaning.

Theories of scientific racism became popular, one prominent figure being Georges Vacher de Lapouge ( 1854 – 1936 ), who in L ' Aryen et son rôle social ( 1899-" The Aryan and his social role ") divided humanity into various, hierarchized, different " races ", spanning from the " Aryan white race, dolichocephalic " to the " brachycephalic " ( short and broad-headed ) race.

( See sociology of scientific knowledge and Theories and sociology of the history of science ).

Theories of Cognitive and Neuropsychology and Emotional Intelligence provide additional scientific rationale for why leaders should improve stress and morale in the workplace to achieve maximum performance.

Human origins had been taboo to the scientific élite, but had long been featured in the radical press and the secularist Reasoner was currently running a series about evolution to combat " Theological Theories of the Origin of Man " with information about human fossils and Darwin's book.

Theories on the use of graffiti by avant-garde artists have a history dating back at least to the Scandinavian Institute of Comparative Vandalism in 1961.

Theories of this kind predicted paths of the planets moderately well, until Johannes Kepler was able to show that the motions of planets were in fact ( at least approximately ) elliptical motions.

* 2009 speaker at the Biological Evolution Facts and Theories Conference, held at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome aimed at promoting dialogue between evolutionary biology and Christianity.

“ The Concept of Social Control: Theories and Applications .” Paper presented at the International Conference on “ Charities as Instruments of Social Control in Nineteenth-Century Britain ,” Université de Haute Bretagne ( Rennes 2 ), Rennes, France, November 22 – 23.

He wrote his Ph. D. thesis on Convergent Sequences of Complete Theories under the supervision of Alonzo Church while at Princeton, and defended his thesis in 1958.

Theories propounded at the time linked him with the grand ducal House of Baden.

Theories about his identity made at the time included that he was a Marshal of France ; or the English Richard Cromwell, son of Oliver Cromwell ; or François, Duke of Beaufort.

In 1965, he published the highly influential work Theories of Primitive Religion, arguing against the existing theories of what at the time were called " primitive " religious practices.

Theories of the derivation of the name ' Gateshead ' include ' head of the ( Roman ) road ' or ' goat ’ s headland ', as the River Tyne at this point was once roamed by goats.

Park, Burgess and McKenzie, professors at the University of Chicago and three of the earliest proponents of urban sociology, developed the Subculture Theories, which helped to explain the often-positive role of local institutions on the formation of community acceptance and social ties.

Pullin's book ( with R. Gambini ) Loops, Knots, Gauge Theories and Quantum Gravity surveys the state of the art in loop quantum gravity at the time of its publication.

* H. Kleinert and V. Schulte-Frohlinde, Critical Properties of φ < sup > 4 </ sup >- Theories, World Scientific ( Singapore, 2001 ); Paperback ISBN 981-02-4659-5 ( Read online at )

In one of their more serious experiments during the " Conspiracy Theories " episode, Teller fires a rifle at a melon wrapped in one-inch fiberglass tape to demonstrate that when a human head is shot, it is likely to be forced in the direction opposite to the bullet's trajectory.

Many Grand Unified Theories ( but not Pati-Salam ) predict that the proton can decay, and if this were to be seen, details of the decay products could give hints at more aspects of the Grand Unified Theory.

Theories self-created and inherited were / are often practiced at performances.

The band members constructed a studio at the Lytle family home, and the band's first release was the self-produced cassette Complex Party Come Along Theories in April 1994.

The Emperor's New Clothes: Biological Theories of Race at the Millennium.

In March 2009 he was the opening speaker at the " Biological Evolution Facts and Theories Conference " held at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, as well as chairing one of the sessions.

from Essex University and a Ph. D. from Liverpool University, in Political Theories, he returned to Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and taught at several universities like Tehran University, Imam Sadegh University in Tehran and Bagherol -' Olum University in Qom.

Theories at this level may both reflect and provide insights useful for practice but are not designed for empirical testing.

Theories at this level are intended to be pertinent to all instances of nursing.

Theories that Cronje was murdered on the orders of a cricket betting syndicate flourished after his death and were most recently re-floated by former Nottinghamshire coach Clive Rice in the wake of the death of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer in March 2007.

Two of the major institutions dealing with political science-the Institute of Contemporary Social Theories and the Institute of International Affairs-were disbanded, and most of their members were actually left without jobs and had to look for new professional careers.

Theories involving the inheritance of acquired characteristics were among the most popular alternatives to natural selection, and scientists who felt that such Lamarckian mechanisms were the key to evolution were called neo-Lamarckians.

Such Functional Specification Theories ( FSTs ) ( Levin, § 3. 4 ), as they are called, were most notably developed by David Lewis and David Malet Armstrong.

In 1828, Green published An Essay on the Application of Mathematical Analysis to the Theories of Electricity and Magnetism, which is the essay he is most famous for today.

Theories abound about the evolution of the atelines ; one theory is they are most closely related to the woolly spider monkeys ( Bractyteles ), and most likely split from the woolly monkeys ( Lagothrix and Oreonax ) in the South American lowland forest, to evolve their unique locomotory system.

Eugene Lang college hosts some of The New School's most experimental and avant-garde courses, including: " Heterodox Identities ", " NYC: Graphic Gotham ", " Mind-Games and Puzzle Films ", " The Illusion of Color ", " Punk & Noise ", " Masculinity in Asia ," " Queer Culture ", " Theories of Mind ", and " Play and Toil in the Digital Sweatshop ".

In 2006, Theories of Everything: Selected Collected and Health-Inspected Cartoons, 1978 – 2006 was published, collecting most of her cartoons from The New Yorker and other periodicals.

The Differential Association Theory is the most talked about of the Learning Theories of deviance.

Theories abounded as to the motive for the shooting ; the most commonly-held belief was that other Mafia bosses in New York ordered the hit because they did not like the media attention Colombo and the group were receiving.

Theories of the identity of the mapinguari have suggested that it was a giant primate, a giant ground sloth ( most likely Mylodon ), or possibly even an unusual giant anteater, perhaps Myrmecophaga tridactyla.

Theories, like that of crystalline spheres in astronomy, or the phlogiston theory do not represent the most successful theories at their time.

Theories as to fitting the snaffle vary between horse owners, but the most common theory of fitting the snaffle is to adjust it so that it creates one or two wrinkles in the lips at the corner of the horse's mouth.

Theories regarding the biochemical significance of the two most common mutations are noted below: