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  2. Classical physics - Wikipedia

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    Classical physics is a group of physics theories that predate modern, more complete, or more widely applicable theories. If a currently accepted theory is considered to be modern, and its introduction represented a major paradigm shift , then the previous theories, or new theories based on the older paradigm, will often be referred to as ...

  3. Classical mechanics - Wikipedia

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    Classical mechanics is a physical theory describing the motion of objects such as projectiles, parts of machinery, spacecraft, planets, stars, and galaxies. The development of classical mechanics involved substantial change in the methods and philosophy of physics. [ 1 ]

  4. Classical economics - Wikipedia

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    The classical economists took the theory of the determinants of the level and growth of population as part of Political Economy. Since then, the theory of population has been seen as part of Demography. In contrast to the Classical theory, the following determinants of the neoclassical theory value are seen as exogenous to neoclassical economics:

  5. Classicism - Wikipedia

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    Although political theory of this time starts with Plato, it quickly becomes complex when Plato's pupil, Aristotle, formulates his own ideas. [16] "The political theories of both philosophers are closely tied to their ethical theories, and their interest is in questions concerning constitutions or forms of government." [16]

  6. Classical test theory - Wikipedia

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    Classical test theory is an influential theory of test scores in the social sciences. In psychometrics , the theory has been superseded by the more sophisticated models in item response theory (IRT) and generalizability theory (G-theory).

  7. Classical liberalism - Wikipedia

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    Classical liberalism was the dominant political theory in Britain from the early 19th century until the First World War. Its notable victories were the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 , the Reform Act of 1832 and the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846.

  8. Cognitive categorization - Wikipedia

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    The classical theory of categorization, is a term used in cognitive linguistics to denote the approach to categorization that appears in Plato and Aristotle and that has been highly influential and dominant in Western culture, particularly in philosophy, linguistics and psychology.

  9. Classical Marxism - Wikipedia

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    Classical Marxism is the body of economic, philosophical, and sociological theories expounded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in their works, as contrasted with orthodox Marxism, Marxism–Leninism, and autonomist Marxism which emerged after their deaths. [1]