By Lawrence Joseph Henderson; Edit and introduciton by bernard barber.
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Then a theorem may follow to the effect that in many communities known to us all forms of infanticide are crimes. , the sacrifice of an infant at birth in order to save the mother's life may or may not be included in the definition of the term. In general, a definition is convenient when clear, univocal, and frequently relevant. In general, a theorem is the more trustworthy the more widely it has been tested by observation and experiment. I t should be relied on only within the limits of experience.
We are here attempting merely a preliminary analysis, attempting to classify and systematize at a relatively low level of complexity _ 1 3 8 The something less that Brinton decided to settle for was what he alternately referred to as a "conceptual scheme" and a "meta phor" borrowed from the science of pathology. 1 3 9 Using this scheme and these co n ceptual elements, B rin ton was able to discern several apparent uniformities in the four "popular" revolutions he selected , though he was careful to point out that there were other types of revolutions which his scheme could not satisfactorily handle.
It • t l 1 11 . \ 2J 1 1 1 ! " It is behavioristic rather than rational. • • " " ' I I 1 . i I c 1 1 1 p hasizes the importance of continuous, persistent ' " l ' a I i on w i t h a subj ect. Thirdly, it makes quite clear the need f . , , L o l l t observation and experiment, on the one hand, and for I I H' o r y , on the other hand . A gain, it implies that the activity of the man of science is all one process, like the circulation of the blood, that in a sense we do violence in analyzing it into parts, and that all these parts are united in an organic whole, the activity of the investigator .