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