"zombie theory" meaning in English

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          "text": "The best example of a zombie theory is the one-time giant of American sociological theory, structural functionalism.",
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          "ref": "2017, John P. Dugan, Leadership Theory: Cultivating Critical Perspectives, page 140",
          "text": "Sometimes, even when the very author of the theory argues that it has reached its threshold, the zombie theory keeps stumbling around as more than a historical reference point.",
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        "A scientific theory that has been disproved, or for which attempts to prove it have failed, but which continues to be presented as a viable theory."
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        "(sciences) A scientific theory that has been disproved, or for which attempts to prove it have failed, but which continues to be presented as a viable theory."
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