KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Talcott Parsons Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Talcott Parsons

Showing 21-27 of 27 Quotes by Talcott Parsons

In so far as such a theory is empirically correct it will also tell us what empirical facts it should be possible to observe in a given set of circumstances.

~Talcott Parsons

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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.

~Talcott Parsons

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Of course there may well be particular reasons why Spencer rather than others is dead, as there were also particular reasons why he rather than others made such a stir.

~Talcott Parsons

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Special emphasis should be laid on this intimate interrelation of general statements about empirical fact with the logical elements and structure of theoretical systems.

~Talcott Parsons

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


That is, a system starts with a group of interrelated propositions which involve reference to empirical observations within the logical framework of the propositions in question.

~Talcott Parsons

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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 of concern to this analysis.

~Talcott Parsons

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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.

~Talcott Parsons

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Sociologist

Born: December 13th, 1902

Died: May 8th, 1979

Links

Find Talcott Parsons on Amazon

Related Authors

Daniel Bell
Leo Bogart
James S. Coleman
Matthew Desmond
Todd Gitlin
Sam Richards
David Riesman
Michael Schudson
Albion W. Small
Deborah Tannen

Popular Authors

Coco Chanel Diogenes T. S. Eliot Carl Jung Abraham Maslow Plato Nina Simone Lil Wayne

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1806 - Isambard K. Brunel

1821 - Charles Baudelaire

1865 - Adela Florence Nicolson

1872 - Leon Blum

1888 - Sol Hurok

1893 - Charles Simmons

1898 - Paul Robeson

1905 - J. William Fulbright

1906 - Victor Vasarely

1910 - Abraham A. Ribicoff

Birthdays on April 9th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Computers Design Government Imagination Independence Inspirational Respect Technology