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The Problem of Disciplinary Fragmentation

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The human sciences—sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, and others—have developed as distinct disciplines over the past two centuries. While this division has enabled specialization, it has also constrained our understanding of the human condition by encouraging fragmentation over integration. This article argues that traditional disciplinary boundaries no longer serve the complexity of contemporary human inquiry. Drawing on systems thinking and the cyclical view of knowledge history presented by Ibn Khaldun in Al-Muqaddimah, this article calls for a rethinking of how we structure the study of human beings—not as separate domains, but as integrated systems embedded in dynamic contexts.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17105400

Author: Hussain, Meinhaj

Institution: Maldives Business School

Language: English

Topic: Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration

Subfield: Information Systems and Management

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7081573770

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