Exploring Academic Disciplines

What is Aristotle's classification of academic disciplines?

• Natural, Formal, and Applied Discipline

• Historical, Philosophical, and Social Discipline

• Theoretical, Practical, and Productive Discipline

• Theoretical, Empirical, and Analytical Discipline

How does Biglan classify academic disciplines?

• Biglan categorizes disciplines into three types: theoretical, practical, and experimental.

• Biglan's classification includes only two categories: hard and soft.

• Biglan classifies disciplines based on geographical location.

• Biglan classifies academic disciplines into three categories: hard-soft, pure-applied and life-nonlife

What are the four categories in Biglan and Becher typology?

• Hard Pure, Hard Applied, Soft Pure, Soft Applied

• Hard Pure, Soft Experimental, Hard Applied, Soft Theoretical

• Hard Theoretical, Soft Applied, Hard Experimental, Soft Practical

• Hard Applied, Soft Pure, Hard Theoretical, Soft Experimental

Explain the significance of the Biglan-Becher typology.

• It is significant for categorizing academic disciplines and enhancing understanding of their characteristics

• It focuses solely on teaching methods and method of inquiry

• It is used to rank universities globally as well as nationally on the basis of the performance of universities

• It categorizes only scientific disciplines and the remaining disciplines comes under Aristotle's classifications of academic discipline

What are the characteristics of hard pure disciplines according to Biglan?

• Emphasis only on qualitative analysis and broad methodologies

• Focus on historical context and narrative techniques of different disciplines

• Generalized approaches with minimal specialization only

• Refers to the extend to which a discipline is rooted in a strong paradigm

How does Aristotle's classification differ from modern classifications?

• Aristotle's system is purely numerical and mathematical, while modern classifications are based on genetic and evolutionary relationships.

• Aristotle's classification is based on observable traits only and modern classifications ignore observable traits entirely

• Aristotle's classification is based on observable traits and purpose, while modern classifications are based on genetic and evolutionary relationships.

• Aristotle's classification is solely based on color and size.

What are the disciplines include in Aristotle's theoretical discipline?

• Rhetoric and poetics

• Metaphysics, physics and mathematics

• Ethics and politics

• architecture and medicine

Identify an example of a soft applied discipline.

• Biology

• Education

• Mathematics

• Sociology

Identify an example of soft/ non-life/pure discipline

• Literature

• Biology

• Mathematics

• Psychiatry

What are the discipline comes under Aristotle's productive discipline

• metaphysics and mathematics

• Physics

• Rhetoric and poetics

• Ethics and politics