Talcott Parsons

The conception that, instead of this, contemporary society is at or near a turning point…

It is that of increasing knowledge of empirical fact, intimately combined with changing interpretations of…

The hypothesis may be put forward, to be tested by the s subsequent investigation, that…

It is probably safe to say that all the changes of factual knowledge which have…

The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted…

From all this it follows what the general character of the problem of the development…

But the scientific importance of a change in knowledge of fact consists precisely in j…

The implications of these considerations justify the statement that all empirically verifiable knowledge even the…

Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as…