Literary notes about theoretical (AI summary)
In literature, "theoretical" is often used to denote abstract ideas and principles that remain detached from practical application. Authors employ the term to highlight a realm of thought that is primarily concerned with speculation or conceptual frameworks rather than direct experience or empirical results, as seen in discussions of pure reason and deductive systems [1]. At times, it is contrasted with the practical, illustrating a clear divide between what is imagined in thought and what functions in everyday life [2]. In other contexts, the word serves to underline the intellectual foundation upon which broader arguments or systematic categorizations are built, lending an air of rigor and depth to the discourse [3].
- In all Theoretical Sciences of Reason, Synthetical Judgements "a priori" are contained as Principles. VI.
— from The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant - But it’s almost entirely theoretical, you know; it doesn’t seem to affect his spirits.
— from The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 by Henry James - There is another, more theoretical, ground for rejecting the view we are examining.
— from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell
