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Empirical interest will be in the facts so far as they are relevant to the solution of these problems.

Quote by Talcott Parsons about interest, problems

A discrete series is a series of terms each of which is empirically derived, each one of which is empirically true, and this is the reason for the fragmentary character of those poems.

Quote by George Oppen about character, reason

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.

Quote by Talcott Parsons about circumstances

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 and, not least, a changing a structure of the theoretical system.

Quote by Talcott Parsons about knowledge, body

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 Parsons

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

Quote by Talcott Parsons about politics

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.

Quote by Talcott Parsons about question

The implications of these considerations justify the statement that all empirically verifiable knowledge even the commonsense knowledge of everyday life involves implicitly, if not explicitly, systematic theory in this sense.

Quote by Talcott Parsons about knowledge, common sense, sense, life

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.

Quote by Talcott Parsons about opinion, interest