hypertheoretical
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hyper- + theoretical.
Adjective
[edit]hypertheoretical (comparative more hypertheoretical, superlative most hypertheoretical)
- Excessively theoretical.
- 1990, Douglas Kellner, Critical Theory and the Crisis of Social Theory:
- In contrast to the often hypertheoretical and apolitical discourse of postmodern theory, critical theory seeks a connection with empirical analysis of the contemporary world.