The Axiomatic Method and Interdisciplinary Studies: Towards a Holistic Vision of Contemporary Sciences

Abstract

This article examines the axiomatic method as a central mechanism for activating interdisciplinary research across fields of knowledge, highlighting its theoretical dimensions and methodological functions. The analysis proceeds from the concept of interdisciplinarity as an epistemic formulation aimed at overcoming disciplinary closure and reintegrating disciplines within an encyclopaedic system capable of encompassing complexity and composite phenomena. This article demonstrates how the axiomatic method provides a formal structure grounded in fundamental assumptions and abstract inferences, thereby enabling abstraction, rational analysis, and the formulation of symbols as a means of expressing the structural relations between concepts, independent of direct empirical reference. Drawing on examples from physics, such as the equivalence between wave mechanics and quantum mechanics, this article illustrates the method's capacity to reveal symmetry, equivalence, and correspondence between theories, thereby enhancing the understanding of the interdisciplinary system of knowledge. The study concludes that the axiomatic method not only organises the sciences but also contributes to constructing a holistic horizon for encyclopaedic thought, one that balances specialisation and totality and establishes a robust epistemic integration capable of addressing the challenges of contemporary knowledge.