But the scientific importance of a change in knowledge of fact consists precisely in j its having consequences for a system of theory.
Talcott ParsonsSociology should... be thought of as a science of action-of the ultimate common value element in its relations to the other elements of action.
Talcott ParsonsIf there are four equations and only three variables, and no one of the equations is derivable from the others by algebraic manipulation then there is another variable missing.
Talcott ParsonsBut the fact a person denies that he is theorising is no reason for taking him at his word and failing to investigate what implicit theory is involved in his statements.
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