That is to say, soft science is a new and comprehensive discipline gradually formed by the cross-development of modern natural science and social science. It is named after analogy with the nature and function of "software" of electronic computers.

Generally speaking, the soft science system should include five major disciplines:

(1) meta-science. Including science, technology, system theory, information theory, cybernetics, dissipative structure theory, synergy theory, catastrophe theory and other disciplines.

(2) management decision-making class. Including management science, decision-making science, policy science, leadership science, administrative science and strategic science, which are the main bodies of soft science groups.

(3) Consultation and foresight. Including consulting, information science, futurology and prediction.

(4) the category of "wandering body". Including ideological and political work, behavioral science, ergonomics, talents, creativity and so on.

(5) Modern scientific methods. Including systematic scientific methods, scientific and technological methodology, quantitative economy and technical and economic methods.