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Based on earlier works by Brazier, Penfield, Jasper, and others in the 1940’s to 1970’s [1,2] and clinical observations a network theory of epilepsy was proposed more than 15 years ago [3]. There have been considerable advances made on network studies in epilepsy [4] and in neuroscience in general [5] since that time. While progress has indubitably been made on the use of network measures to understand epilepsy, important aspects of the network theory of epilepsy remain poorly defined. Our ability to place this theory on firmer ground depends to some extent on our ability to clearly define existing controversies on the network theory of epilepsy and seek to clarify and address them.