Nature of Sociological Theory

Soumya Kumar

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The word theory is like a blank cheque: its
potential value depends on the user and his
use of it: Percy S Cohen
Facts are nothing more than statements which
we believe to be true about particular events
which have occurred

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What one says about all leaves is not what
one has observed; no one can observe all
leaves, for there are an infinite number of
them which may fall
P S Cohen

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