The Hypothesis May Be Put Forward, To

The Hypothesis May Be Put Forward, To Be Tested By The S Subsequent Investigation, That This Development Has Been In Large Part A Matter Of The Reciprocal Interaction Of New Factual Insights And Knowledge On The One Hand With Changes In The Theoretical System On The Other.

Science Is Intimately Integrated With The Whole Social Structure And Cultural Tradition. They Mutually Support One Other-only In Certain Types Of Society Can Science Flourish, And Conversely Without A Continuous And Healthy Development And Application Of Science Such A Society Cannot Function Properly.

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.

A Theoretical System Does Not Merely State Facts Which Have Been Observed And That Logically Deducible Relations To Other Facts Which Have Also Been Observed.

But The Scientific Importance Of A Change In Knowledge Of Fact Consists Precisely In J Its Having Consequences For A System Of Theory.