Metatheory

Metatheory is the name for a theory whose object of research is another theory, or a lot of other theories.

A meta-theory is thus a theory about a theory or theories of some or of all possible theories. You can make descriptive, explanatory, predictive and recommending statements about their investigation. To this end, it examines the logical structure of the theory (s ), plus conceptual system boundaries, development opportunities, methods of proof, etc. of the theory ( n), where she uses a metalanguage.

Examples

In the philosophy of mathematics is a meta-theory whose subject matter are the mathematical theories.

The meta-ethics examines ethical theories and basic concepts.

Even theories that offer explanations for the emergence of theories as to how the sociology of science are called metatheories.

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