Branches of knowledge

Branches of knowledge

Variation of Adler's classification

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. The structure below is based off of Adler's classification.

Constructs

• Math
• Logic
• Philosophy (interdisciplinary)
• Communication (interdisciplinary)
• Engineering (interdisciplinary)

Science (Natural science)

• Astronomy
• Biology
  • Medicine (interdisciplinary)
  • Psychology (interdisciplinary)
  • Zoology
  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Sociobiology
• Chemistry
• Geology
  • Geography (interdisciplinary)
• Physics
• Engineering (interdisciplinary)
  • Medicine (interdisciplinary)

Humanities (Social science)

• Philosophy (interdisciplinary)
• History
• Communication (interdisciplinary)
• Behavior
  • Sociology
  • Psychology (interdisciplinary)
  • Ethology (Animal behavior)
  • Sociobiology
• Zoology
• Agriculture
• Geography (interdisciplinary)
• Economics
• Business

Engineering

Engineering is an interdisciplinary branch that overlaps with other top-level categories.

• Technology