CHOICE OF SCHEME FOR CLASSIFICATION - Indian Statistical ...

of the failure in the communication of ideas in the discipline of classification. Therefore,
the Indian Theory of Classification has established a well-defined system of terminology,
minimising if not removing the incidence of homonyms and synonyms (18, 46). Some of
the terms of the Indian Terminology, needed for the discussion in this paper are given in
the succeeding sections.
3.1.0.1 Idea
The product of thinking, reflecting, imagining, etc got by the intellect by
integrating with the aid of logic a selection from the apperception mass, and/or what is
directly apprehended by intuition, and deposited in the memory.
3.1.0.2 Subject
This has been already defined in Sec 23.
3.1.0.3 Main Subject
This has been already defined in Sec 281.
3.1.1 Canonical Subject
Each of the Main Subjects - Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Technology,
Geology, Fine Arts, Philosophy, and Geography - is best divided, in the first instance,
along traditional lines instead of on the basis of any other recognisable characteristic.
These divisions are called 'Canonical Subjects'. The following are some examples:
1 The Main Subject Engineering is first divided into Civil Engineering, Building
Engineering, Irrigation Engineering, Transport (Track) Engineering, Sanitary
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, and so on.
2 The Main Subject Philosophy is divided into Logic, Epistemology,
Metaphysics, Ethics, Aesthetics, and so on.
3 The Main Subject Geography is divided into Mathematical Geography,
Physical Geography, Geomorphology, Oceanography, Meteorology, Biogeography,
Anthropogeography, Political Geography, Economic Geography, and so on.
3.1.1.1 Systems
Some Main Subjects admit of being divided into Systems (27, 31, 41). The
system-divisions too may be taken to be Canonical Subjects. The following are some
examples:
1 Elliptic Geometry. Hyperbolic Geometry.
2 Relativistic Physics. Quantum Physics.
3 Alchemy.