Branches of knowledge
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Branches of knowledge
Variation of Adler's classification[edit | edit source]
All subjects fit under or under a combination of constructs, science, engineering, or humanities. Mortimer J. Adler classified knowledge into six divisions: Logic, Mathematics, Science, History and the Humanities, Philosophy, and Preservation of Knowledge.[1] The structure below is based off of Adler's classification.
Constructs[edit | edit source]
- Math
- Logic
- Philosophy (interdisciplinary)
- Communication (interdisciplinary)
- Engineering (interdisciplinary)
Science (Natural science)[edit | edit source]
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Medicine (interdisciplinary)
- Psychology (interdisciplinary)
- Zoology
- Ecology
- Agriculture
- Sociobiology
- Chemistry
- Geology
- Geography (interdisciplinary)
- Physics
- Engineering (interdisciplinary)
- Medicine (interdisciplinary)
Humanities (Social science)[edit | edit source]
- Philosophy (interdisciplinary)
- History
- Communication (interdisciplinary)
- Behavior
- Sociology
- Psychology (interdisciplinary)
- Ethology (Animal behavior)
- Sociobiology
- Zoology
- Agriculture
- Geography (interdisciplinary)
- Economics
- Business
Engineering[edit | edit source]
Engineering is an interdisciplinary branch that overlaps with other top-level categories.
- Technology