school of thought

school of thought

A particular set of theories, opinions, or ideas have about a given topic. The newest school of thought on parenting insists that we should not punish our children for anything they do wrong, lest we harm their delicate little feelings. The prevailing school of thought is that such a downturn in the economy is a natural reaction to a period of sustained growth.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

school of thought

a particular philosophy or way of thinking about something. One school of thought holds that cats cause allergic reactions. I come from the school of thought that believes people should always be polite.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

a school of thought

COMMON A school of thought is a set of opinions that some people have, when there are other possible opinions. `There's a school of thought that says babies don't feel pain as we do,' he began carefully. The school of thought which demands something be done about obesity is based on a four-step argument.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

school of thought

a particular way of thinking, especially one not followed by the speaker.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

a school of ˈthought

theories or opinions held by particular groups of people: There are two schools of thought on this matter.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • a school of thought
  • cut to the pith (of something)
  • pith
  • gear toward
  • gear toward (someone or something)
  • gearing
  • gear to
  • gear to (someone or something)
  • credit
  • a credit to (someone or something)
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I, belonging to the first school of thought, admire CJP Nisar's effort to make people conscious that laws are for people.
"All villages must adopt Gandhian school of thought. Andhra Pradesh government is keenly focused on that.
At the end of the day, whatever school of thought we gravitate towards, we all want to be doing exactly what Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) brought to us.
The above methodology occurs when al-ImEm al-TurmudhE stands the school of thought which he opts for in the matters of khilEfiyyah and the practice of Muslims who concern the issue of declaration of chosen school of thought and is approved by him.
The author links the discussions of antiballistic missile defense and homeland security to the school of thought supported by the Guardians.
According to the Sahfie school of thought, any skin-to-skin contact between a man and a woman who can be married, or are married, invalidates ablution.
(22) The basic idea that this school of thought propagates is that "institutions matter".
No single school of thought proved a sufficient basis for all ethical thinking, so circular discussions continued for centuries.
In addition to the basic underwriting of terrorism, there is a school of thought that it is not the job of the insurance industry to provide coverage here.
D., formerly of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg and now at Perkins, began his scholarly work with an important dissertation on the Deuteronomistic History and has now followed that with significant commentaries in OTL on Joshua and Deuteronomy, and on the books of Kings in Interpretation, all three from the same Deuteronomistic school of thought. He traces the origins of Deuteronomy to the first three-quarters of the seventh century because of its acquaintance with the ideas and language of the Assyrian loyalty oath and its connections with the reform of Josiah.
That school of thought is known as the natural law.
He said there is a school of thought in the Anglican church "that we shouldn't be government functionaries, anyway.
Although the term 'neoliberalism' is generally preferred in social policy circles, Amadae uses the term 'rational choice liberalism', and relates this school of thought not only to the promotion of market capitalism but to the advocacy of liberal democracy and wider individualist values.
This school of thought seeks to attack the QB with numbers and play some sort of man or combination coverage behind it.
One school of thought says you can't have too many newsfeeds about architecture and the arts.