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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
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Hi
What's the difference between a school and a school of thought?

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A school of thought means an opinion or set of opinions about something shared by a group of people.

— Blue Jay

  • A school of thought means an opinion or set of opinions about something shared by a group of people.
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A school of thought means an opinion or set of opinions about something shared by a group of people.
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Blue JayA school of thought means an opinion or set of opinions about something shared by a group of people.
How does it differ from say, art, scientific, etc, theories?
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soheil1How does it differ from say, art, scientific, etc, theories?
It could well refer to one of these. It could also refer to something more mundane. If used in connection with something like a scientific theory it would normally suggest that this is not the majority view on the matter, either because this is an alternative to the more widely held opinion, o
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A school of *** refers to a people who admire a particular philosopher, group of philosophers or artist so much that they extend their theories, or adopt their style.
eg.
School of Carravaggio: http://www.nortonsimon.org/collections/browse_artist.php?name=Caravag
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