“Now obviously the propositions of the system have reference to matters of empirical fact; if they did not, they could have no claim to be called scientific.Quote by Talcott ParsonsTopics: Quotes about Talcott ParsonsShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
The system becomes logically closed when each of the logical implications which can be derived...#Talcott Parsons
It is that of increasing knowledge of empirical fact, intimately combined with changing interpretations of...#Talcott Parsons
Special emphasis should be laid on this intimate interrelation of general statements about empirical fact...#Talcott Parsons
The hypothesis may be put forward, to be tested by the s subsequent investigation, that...#Talcott Parsons
If observed facts of undoubted accuracy will not fit any of the alternatives it leaves...#Talcott Parsons
Thus, in general, in the first instance, the direction of interest in empirical fact will...#Talcott Parsons
The implications of these considerations justify the statement that all empirically verifiable knowledge even the...#Talcott Parsons
