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
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