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Theoretical Quotes by Talcott Parsons
- A theoretical system does not merely state facts which have been observed and that logically deducible relations to other facts which have also been observed.
- It is that of increasing knowledge of empirical fact, intimately combined with changing interpretations of this body of fact - hence changing general statements about…
- It is probably safe to say that all the changes of factual knowledge which have led to the relativity theory, resulting in a very great…
- Special emphasis should be laid on this intimate interrelation of general statements about empirical fact with the logical elements and structure of theoretical systems.
- The hypothesis may be put forward, to be tested by the s subsequent investigation, that this development has been in large part a matter of…
- The main concern of the study is with the outline of a theoretical system. Its minor variations from writer to writer are not a matter…
- Thus, in general, in the first instance, the direction of interest in empirical fact will be canalised by the logical structure of the theoretical system.
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