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perennial philosophical question (Glod, 2016). Balancing on the merits of this type of research,

Glod (2016) therefore opined that one of the benefits of interdisciplinary research lies on the

collaboration with and respect for other disciplines.Without looking across the aisle at other

disciplines makes it just difficult to present a thorough and an encompassing account of the result

of such an issue, Ethics without economics can be empty while economics without ethics can be

blind.(4) Inspiration to confront questions that may not otherwise occur to you.An example of

a philosopher arguing against the prevalence of criminal drug laws would appeal to economic

observations to provide evidence for the case (Glod, 2016). Making reference to prohibition laws

can result in the increase of violation of such laws. The increased cost of transportation in a black

market would encourage participants to travel with more potent (and possibly more dangerous)

substances, philosophers arguing against the prevalence of safety regulations draws support from

economics to show how regulations can lead to effects on human behavior; and the seat belt laws

that motivate drivers to be less cautious. (5) Response to the hyper-specialization that is taking

over many academic quarters. It is very necessary not to limit oneself to just the knowledge

base of one’s specialty because knowledge is interwoven and all questions are ultimately

interrelated. The exposure of one’s research to other disciplines pays off in the long run because

it gears your work towards diversity and strengthens both your research argument and

methodological approach as well as expand your analytical results. In almost all the calls for

papers for conference presentations, book chapters and even in a doctoral work, emphasis have

always been on specialized focus. It is not written on a hard rock that a researcher cannot step up

to the bigger picture, or outside the box to make a solid recommendations, a habit that requires

multitude approach resulting to embracing interdisciplinary focus. Researchers should refrain

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