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met·a·the·o·ry

(mĕt′ə-thē′ə-rē, -thîr′ē)

A theory devised to analyze theoretical systems.

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metatheory

(ˈmɛtəˌθɪərɪ)

1. (Philosophy) philosophical discussion of the foundations, structure, or results of some theory, such as metamathematics

2. a formal system that describes the structure of some other system. See also metalanguage

metatheoretical adj

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The lens through which he examines these is the meta-theory of critical listening.

Architectures of Sound: Acoustic Concepts and Parameters for Architectural Design

This gap was recognized by Araujo and Taveira (2009), who suggested that the developmental-contextual career meta-theory (Vondracek, Lerner, & Schulenberg, 1986), recently articulated with the living system framework (Vondracek, Ford, & Porfeli, 2014), could serve the study of children's career development.

Ecology of Children's Career Development: A Review of the Literature/Ecologia do Desenvolvimento Profissional das Criancas: Uma Revisao da Literatura

The meta-theory about what it takes to fight a conventional war for territory is a simple one.

A predictable failure: the political economy of the decline of the Islamic State

Such an overarching meta-theory would govern research and evaluation throughout scientific enquiry.

Are different standards warranted to evaluate Psi?/ Sind unterschiedliche massstaebe zur beurtei lung von Psi gerechtfertigt?/ ?Esta justificado usar normas distintas para evaluar a los fenomenos Psi?/ Est-ce que l'evaluation du Psi necessite des standards differents?

The meta-theory is an important part of the theoretical development of the subfield.

A quantitative and qualitative overview of media ecology in China

This leads me to a very specific position on theory, since 'relationality' provides me with a meta-theory which, taken seriously, keeps me from hiding behind techniques or sets of therapeutic tools.

SEA conference--round table and open forum: 'the challenge to theory in existential psychotherapy'

(5.) Hunter, M., (2012), Opportunity, Strategy, & Entrepreneurship, A Meta-Theory, Vol.

The occidental colonization of the mind: the dominance of "Western" management theories in South-East Asian business schools

The PhD program emphasizes nursing theory and meta-theory, which refine and expand nursing knowledge, while the DNP's will utilize this knowledge in their practice.

Why nursing should increase the number of DNPs and PhDs

The central issue is whether Frege has a meta-theory and meta-logic of logic or whether he follows the concept sometimes called 'logic as language', which takes logic not as a formal systems besides language, but as a partial regimentation of language for specific scientific (mostly mathematical) purposes.

Richard G. Heck, Jr.: Frege's Theorem

Much to his own regret (Kuhn 1970a: 174-210; 1970b; 1977: xix-xx, 293-319), it allows for a multiplicity of understandings among which the interpretation as "meta-theory," "world view" or "way of seeing" prevails in organization studies.