Edgar Morin and the importance of Interdisciplinary Studies

Abstract

This research aims to identify the importance of interdisciplinarity from the perspective of Edgar Morin, by revealing the risks resulting from the separation of disciplines. The researcher has used the descriptive analytical approach to identify the good results of any scientific discipline, whether in terms of the accuracy of the laws reached or in terms of the ability to control the studied phenomena or the increasing possibility of predicting these phenomena. But the separation of disciplines also has risks, such as oversimplifying, fragmenting, separating complex realities and excluding what is complex. Interdisciplinarity therefore becomes of great importance. Its importance lies in its ability to understand the subjects of study in a holistic manner that takes into account the multidimensionality and the complexity in those topics. This importance is also demonstrated by the opportunities provided by interdisciplinarity for the dialogue of sciences, openness to each other, and the removal of barriers between them, both in the field of scientific research and in the field of education