Theory not only formulates what we know but also tells us...

Theory not only formulates what we know but also tells us what we want to know, that is, the questions to which an answer is needed.

Talcott Parsons

The Structure of Social Action, Part I, Chapter I (p. 9), The Free Press. Glencoe, Illinois, USA. 1949

Talcott Parsons Quotes

Theory not only formulates what we know but also tells us what we want to know, that is, the questions to which an answer is needed.

Theory not only formulates what we know but also tells us what we want to know, that is, the questions to which an answer is needed.

Theory not only formulates what we know but also tells us what we want to know, that is, the questions to which an answer is needed.

Theory not only formulates what we know but also tells us what we want to know, that is, the questions to which an answer is needed.