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Unit-27: Classification of Logical and Non-Logical Action

The situation gets changed in third series. Here, subjectivity permits to get the end but human doesn’t notes
use this facility. Aboriginals are provided more development facilities within The Development Plan.
It is objectivity. But Aboriginal can’t get it’s benefit.
The fourth series of the table is that in which ‘Yes’ ’Yes’ is at both the place in subjectivity and objectivity.
It means here the adjustment among both is present. This activity is rational.

27.2 non-Logical action

Pareto means with non-logical activity to all those activities which are not logical. In other words, that
action which is not logical is Non-logical. In this view, Non-logical activity is a Residual category. Let
us take it’s few definitions:
According to Lewis Kosar, “Non-logical action is only that activity which is not logical in Pareto’s
definition. Let us take out Logical activity from the entire activity; whatever is residual is the Non-
Logical Action.”
Parsons has given Non-Logical Action very deeply. He says we say (A) to all the human activities.
These actions are very large and big. We work from morning till evening for getting bread and butter.
Similarly people are attached in different activities. We kept these all in (A) category. Now we take out
the Logical Activity which is named as (L) from this entire activity (A) then whatever is remaining,
means whatever is residual, that is Non-Logical Activity. We do more actions in our occupation,
family, religion, and category. Most of these activities are Logical. But we enjoy, write, and make
an art, these all are our hobbies. Whatever is residual from both of these activities means literature,
art etc., are Non-logical Activities. In other words, if the Logical Action is taken out from the entire
activity then whatever will be the residual will be Non-Logical Activity.
According to Pareto's definition, sociology is a social science which study non-logical internal studies.
study logical internal activities is done by economics. Non-logical activity study is the subject-base
of sociology. Pareto says that non-logical activity is the logical method of study. Means there is a
scientific method for studying the Non-Logical Activity, it has a principle.

methods of the study of non-Logical actions
Pareto wanted to study of Non-Logical Activity from Scientific methods. When he defined the
sociology he said that he will bring Logical-Practical Method into work. He has used the logic firstly
in the study of Non-Logical Activity. This logic is inductive. He collects detailed and experienced
matter. This matter is spread among the different societies of history. It is the practical face of his
studies. Whatever data he is collected. Out of those which are similar data he arranges that. Some of
the data out of these all data are constant and few variables. He makes rule on taking constant data
and these rules are helpful during the study of Non-logical activity. We’ll keep it in illustration. We
look people in the society—they are Mohan, Sohan, and Rohan only for name. We look that they all
get died at some time. These all are human being and is the constant data that human being is mortal.
It is equally applied on the entire human except these three types. So that he establishes the principle
of study of Non-Logical Activity by this inductive rule.
Parsons has interpreted Pareto’s principle of Non-logical Activity. There are three points in his
interpretation—
a. Actor ; State of Mind
b. Acts
c. Expressions of sentiments
We’ll present it in the following figure after interpreting it.

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