pure theory
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
mathematics · axiom · postulate · ivory tower · thought experiment · ideal · model · framework · logic · reason · principles · foundations · armchair · deduction · conjecture · theoretical · academic · intellectual
- theorytheory, hypothesis, theorem, axiom, postulate
abstraction vs. application
pure theoryapplied science
Problem-solving through research
practical application · praxis · hands-on practice · applied research · fieldwork
speculation vs. evidence
pure theoryempirical evidence
Proof from measurable observation
empirical research · experimental science · experimental data · observation · empiricism
abstract vs. concrete
pure theorypractical experience
Knowledge from doing, not studying
lived experience · boots on the ground · ground truth · nitty-gritty · rough and tumble