speculative knowledge

基本解释

The philosophy is the speculative knowledge, but is one thinking mode.
固然是理论知识，但更是一种思维方式。
You can sometimes predict complexity based on speculative knowledge of the problem domain, but writing code creates new constraints and opportunities that are virtually impossible to predict.
有时候可以根据问题域的理论知识预测复杂性，但是在编写代码时，又会产生新的约束和机会，这些实际上是无法预测的。
Walsh named the epistemology of history as Speculative Philosophy of History and the knowledge of Philosophy of History as Analytical Philosophy of History.
此后历史哲学研究的重点由历史本体论转到历史认识论上来，从而开辟了“分析的历史哲学”这门新科学。