General Theory

General theory may refer to:

  • Generalized Theory of Gravitation
  • General Theory of Relativity
  • General Systems Theory
  • Generalized cohomology theory
  • General theory of collaboration
  • The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, a book written by John Maynard Keynes

Famous quotes containing the words general and/or theory:

    “Treating ‘water’ as a name of a single scattered object is not intended to enable us to dispense with general terms and plurality of reference. Scatter is in fact an inconsequential detail.”
    —Willard Van Orman Quine (b. 1908)

    “The theory seems to be that so long as a man is a failure he is one of God’s chillun, but that as soon as he has any luck he owes it to the Devil.”
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)