I really enjoyed how our discussion transitioned into the idea of interdisciplinary studies. There are many benefits but also corresponding disadvantages to interdisciplinary studies. It never hurts to evaluate a situation from all angles and to be fully aware in all assets of the mind, but as mentioned in class, doing so can spread the mind too thin.
I think it's noteworthy to point out that I encountered a similar discussion in my honors seminar on German Expressionism during the early-twentieth century. Expressionism was a form of art that began to become prevalent throughout World War I and into the reign of the Nazis. It's perhaps best describes as "any form of art that expresses one's inner emotions without a censor." Essentially, nothing is off-limits or too dark or gruesome. Many of these artists lived during the time period of Sigmund Freud and he took it upon himself to apply his discipline of psychoanalysis to these artists' works. He believed that their art was not something of a spiritual sense, but rather their unconscious mind projected onto a canvas through their conscious mind. As you can imagine, many of these artists took offense to this. They thought it to be inconceivable that someone could apply a concrete discipline such as science to an abstract concept such as graphic and visual art. The conflict between Expressionists and psychoanalysts of the time is a highlight of the study of Expressionism.
I also think that Freud's beliefs of Expressionist art exemplifies another example where science is believed to be superior to other disciplines. Interdisciplinary study, especially in this example, make science to appear flawed and incorrect if more than one discipline's view on a matter are deemed accurate.
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