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Economics and Sociology, Epistemology and Values

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  • Maglaras Vasilis

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This article focuses on the Amherst term papers and the early essays of Talcott Parsons, the essays he wrote before he published The Structure of Social Action. In these essays, Parsons attempts to define the theoretical interests of sociology in contrast to those of orthodox economics and positivism. It is argued in this article that the Amherst term papers are of little interest as they do not introduce original ideas, and all the relevant argumentation that is developed in these essays is unsophisticated and fragmentary. In contrast, the essays of the period from 1928 to 1937 present original epistemological analysis and theoretical cohesion. This article also compares the Amherst term papers with 5 of 21 early essays to discover theoretical and epistemological continuities. The comparison shows that there is minimum relevance of the Amherst term papers to the early essays and accentuates certain ideas that can be considered as common to the said essays.

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  • Maglaras Vasilis, 2012. "Economics and Sociology, Epistemology and Values," SAGE Open, , vol. 2(1), pages 21582440124, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:2:y:2012:i:1:p:2158244012440709
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244012440709
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    1. Talcott Parsons, 1935. "Sociological Elements in Economic Thought: II. The Analytical Factor View," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 49(4), pages 646-667.
    2. Talcott Parsons, 1928. ""Capitalism" In Recent German Literature: Sombart and Weber," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 36(6), pages 641-641.
    3. Talcott Parsons, 1935. "Sociological Elements in Economic Thought: I. Historical," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 49(3), pages 414-453.
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