Finding commonalities among the various sciences
While the approaches of the various sciences might differ significantly, they have one thing in common - they try to find the truth and generate new knowledge about the field they investigate. This means that there are commonalities that can be used to enhance the quality of an interdisciplinary approach where the boundaries between the sciences are crossed.
The underlying quest of science remains constant, namely to generate new knowledge that will help us understand things we previously did not understand. Seeking for the "truth" or the "facts" or "evidence" binds all sciences together.
The various natures of the different environments studied by the branches of science have led to the development of a multitude of approaches and conventions in the sciences. This variery is therefore a result stemming from the nature of the field of investigation rather than a fundamental difference.
One example is how "objectivity" is approached. It is a general quest to be as objective as possible in scientific investigation. The problem is that in some environments retaining objectivity is very difficult. In response to this other approaches were then developed to cater for this perceived problem. These approaches invariably try to minismise the adverse effects of not being able to be "objective". However, very few would champion the notion that discarding objectivity as a goal in scientific investigation would enhance the value of the outcomes of science.
We have studied the sciences to see if there are generic features that are present in all sciences, and found that there are indeed. For this reason our approach will help you understand these common features and how they change between the sciences. These features include at least the