Talcott Parsons Quote

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.


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


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.