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  2. Supply creates its own demand - Wikipedia

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    The phrase "supply creates its own demand" appears earlier, in quotes, in a 1934 letter of Keynes, [3] and has been suggested that the phrase was an oral tradition at Cambridge, in the circle of Joan Robinson, [3] and that it may have derived from the following 1844 formulation by John Stuart Mill: [4] Nothing is more true than that it is ...

  3. Theory of mind - Wikipedia

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    A theory of mind includes the knowledge that others' beliefs, desires, intentions, emotions, and thoughts may be different from one's own. [1] Possessing a functional theory of mind is crucial for success in everyday human social interactions. People utilize a theory of mind when analyzing, judging, and inferring others' behaviors.

  4. Ki Hajar Dewantara - Wikipedia

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    Statue of Ki Hadjar Dewantara in front of Sekolah Tamansiswa. Raden Mas Soewardi Soerjaningrat (EYD: Suwardi Suryaningrat); from 1922 also known as Ki Hadjar Dewantara (EYD: Ki Hajar Dewantara), which is also written as Ki Hajar Dewantoro to reflect its Javanese pronunciation (2 May 1889 in Pakualaman – 26 April 1959 in Yogyakarta), was a leading Indonesian independence movement activist ...

  5. Superseded theories in science - Wikipedia

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    Physics. Emission theory of vision – the belief that vision is caused by rays emanating from the eyes was superseded by the intro-mission approach and more complex theories of vision. Aristotelian physics – superseded by Newtonian physics. Ptolemy 's law of refraction, replaced by Snell's law.

  6. Scientific theory - Wikipedia

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    A scientific theory is an explanation of an aspect of the natural world and universe that can be (or a fortiori, that has been) repeatedly tested and corroborated in accordance with the scientific method, using accepted protocols of observation, measurement, and evaluation of results. Where possible, some theories are tested under controlled ...

  7. Theory - Wikipedia

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    Theory. A theory is a rational type of abstract thinking about a phenomenon, or the results of such thinking. The process of contemplative and rational thinking is often associated with such processes as observational study or research. Theories may be scientific, belong to a non-scientific discipline, or no discipline at all.

  8. Theory-theory - Wikipedia

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    Theory-theory. The theory-theory (or 'theory theory ') is a scientific theory relating to the human development of understanding about the outside world. [1] This theory asserts that individuals hold a basic or 'naïve' theory of psychology ("folk psychology") to infer the mental states of others, [1] such as their beliefs, desires or emotions ...

  9. Fringe theory - Wikipedia

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    A fringe theory is an idea or a viewpoint which differs significantly from the accepted scholarship of the time within its field. Fringe theories include the models and proposals of fringe science, as well as similar ideas in other areas of scholarship, such as the humanities. In a narrower sense, the term fringe theory is commonly used as a ...