A few traditional disciplines could be considered as more interdisciplinary than others: philosophy, mathematics, business?, economics, education, ecology, history, and computer science, among others. Some other, newer fields, such ascybernetics and [general systems theory]?, are also highly interdisciplinary. All disciplines have important connections with other disciplines, however.
Factors that, arguably, have hindered interdisciplinary work are the traditional divisions that have been established between disciplines and the resulting homogeneity within academic bodies such as departments and specialized journals. Nevertheless, some of the most important interdisciplinary work has been done by people who have a definite "academic home" in one discipline.
Here are a few of the most important concepts that are arguably interdisciplinary, thus finding applications in several different fields: (someone help structure this)
What is the purpose of the below list? Do we really need it? It seems useless and without evidence to me... -- SJK
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