Fundamentals of the classification of sciences

Abstract

This paper seeks to contribute to understanding the fundamentals of an extensively used classification of modern sciences. It opens by setting out the differences between modern sciences and philosophy and then goes on to refute a common misunderstandings in the classification of sciences: that there is such a thing as a system of sciences sharing a common set of principles and. In their stead, it puts forward a currently accepted classification of the modern sciences. Recognizing that this classification is hardly original, the paper attempts to shed light on the related fundamentals.