: An expert\u27s or group of experts\u27 thought is an integral part in the dynamics of a scientific discipline, and an analysis of it has become the concern of many scientific disciplines. This study analyzed epistemologically Somantri\u27s thought of social science as a ‘synthetic discipline”. This study was qualitative-interpretive and utilized primary and secondary sources using the annotated bibliographies and literature review. The data were analyzed using the qualitative content analysis. The findings showed that epistemologically, social science in Somantri\u27s thought was conceptualized as a scientific discipline and an integrated scientific discipline eduacational program. It was also a synergetic engineering product of two or more than two equivalent scientific disciplines for the purpose of social science education. Social science education as an integrated scientific discipline is the identity, typical characteristics, and the faculty culture of the social science education faculty and the social science education graduate program. Social science had the academic status as advanced knowledge, middle studies, and primary structure. Social science as had an academic status as a social science discipline in the tertiary education and in the secondary education.
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