ABSTRACT
Thequestionstowhichformalandempirical analysesaremostappropriatelyaddressedare fundamentallydifferent."Explanation"requires bothtobejoined;andtheprocessofjoining themraisesthemostcomplexandscientifically leastwelltreatedmethodologicalquestions. I t maybenecessarytostateherethatIam
exaggeratingthedegreeofseparationpossible betweenformalandempiricalstudy.Anyempiricalanalysismustofnecessityutilizeformal structures,categories,modesofconnection;and formalanalysescannotbeentirelyempty,even iftheyonlyusepoints,lines,numbers,and equalsigns.
