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A Theory of Interdisciplinary Studies

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Newell, William H.

Editor


Jay Wentworth
David Sebberson

Date


2001

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Abstract


"Interdisciplinarity is necessitated by complexity, specifically by the structure and behavior of complex systems. The nature of complex systems provides a rationale for interdisciplinary study. An examination of complex systems yields new insights into the practice of interdisciplinary study and confirms widely accepted principles for the conduct of interdisciplinary inquiry. Complex systems also unify the apparently divergent approaches to the interdisciplinary study of the humanities and sciences. Most importantly, the distinguishing but elusive characteristic of interdisciplinary studies—synthesis or integration—is at last explained in terms of the unique self-organizing pattern of a complex system."

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Newell, William H. "A theory of interdisciplinary studies." Issues in integrative studies 19.1 (2001): 1-25.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10323/4378

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