Transdisciplinarity : Recreating Integrated Knowledge

by Somerville, M.

• ISBN13: 9780773525450
• ISBN10: 0773525459
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

This book addresses the need for transdisciplinarity, a new and important approach to the solution of global problems. Transdisciplinarity provides an essential context for understanding some of the most important, complex, and difficult issues we face, whether in environmental protection, maintaining our health care systems, drafting new laws, formulating public policy, accommodating religious and cultural pluralism, or dealing humanely and respectfully with an ageing population. It responds to the need to cross boundaries in order to embrace the ideas of all disciplines that may be relevant to these questions. Successful transdisciplinary endeavours depend on developing methodologies that can be used to re-integrate knowledge.

Table of Contents

Contributors and Biographical Notes	ix
Preface	xiii
Margaret A Somerville
David J Rapport
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION
Voices of Royaumont	3	(12)
Julie Thompson Klein
Doing Transdisciplinarity	15	(241)
Anthony J McMichael
SECTION II: EXPERIENCES WITH TRANSDISCIPLINARITY
Preamble	23	(2)
Margaret A Somerville
David J Rapport
Perspectives from Knowledge Theorists
Disciplines as Cultures: Towards Reflection and Understanding	25	(13)
Gavan J McDonell
Notions of Transdisciplinarity	38	(4)
Nicole Morgan
Transdisciplinarity Reconsidered	42	(7)
William H Newell
Integration, Evaluation, and Disciplinarity	49	(12)
Julie Thompson Klein
Perspectives From Legal Theorists
Transdisciplinarity and Trust	61	(16)
Roderick Macdonald
Transdisciplinarity and Transformative Praxis	77	(9)
Upendra Baxi
Some Considerations about Transdisciplinarity: A New Metaphysics?	86	(8)
Desmond Manderson
Transdisciplinarity: Structuring Creative Tension	94	(15)
Margaret A Somerville
Perspectives From Social Scientists and Humanists
Transdisciplinarity for Problems at the Interstices of Disciplines	109	(6)
Sheldon Krimsky
Musings of a Sceptic: The Role of the Television/Film Producer	115	(2)
Brian Lapping
Transdisciplinarity, Futures Studies, and Empirical Research	117	(8)
Eleonora Barbieri Masini
Transdisciplinarity: Postmodern Buzz Word or New Methods for New Problems?	125	(10)
Katherine Young
Perspectives from Natural and Environmental Scientists
Transdisciplinarity: An Approach to Problem-solving in a Complex World	135	(10)
David J Rapport
The Great World Problems: The Need for Transdisciplinarity	145	(6)
William S Fyfe
Transdisciplinarity: Philosophy, Practice, and Future Challenges	151	(7)
Ellis Cowling
Transdisciplinarity Perspectives in Systems Engineering and Management	158	(13)
Andrew Sage
Perspectives From Physicians and Medical Scientists
Transdisciplinarity: A Personal Odyssey	171	(8)
Solomon Benatar
Reflections on Transdisciplinarity	179	(6)
Robert R McMurtry
Experiences with Transdisciplinarity: From Neologism to Worldview	185	(8)
Norbert Gilmore
Perspectives from Public Health Scientists
Some Transdisciplinary Experiences	193	(10)
John Last
Transdisciplinarity in Science	203	(12)
Anthony J McMichael
SECTION III: REPORTS FROM THE COLLOQUIUM
Preamble	213	(2)
Margaret A Somerville
David J Rapport
Exploring Transdisciplinarity
What is Transdisciplinarity?	215	(3)
Julie Thompson Klein
Roderick Macdonald
What Makes Transdisciplinarity Succeed or Fail? First Report: Anthony J McMichael	218	(5)
Katherine Young
Which Global Issues Need Transdisciplinarity?	223	(7)
Ellis Cowling
John Last
How Do We Research and Evaluate Transdisciplinarity?	230	(5)
William Newell
Sheldon Krimsky
Practicing Transdisciplinarity
The Health Sector	235	(5)
Solomon Benatar
The Environment Sector	240	(1)
John Last
The Education Sector	241	(4)
Roderick Macdonald
The Business Sector	245	(2)
Brian Lapping
Looking to the Future
Colloquium Synthesis: What Have We Learned?	247	(5)
Andrew Sage
The Future: Where To From Here?	252	(4)
Desmond Manderson
Afterword	256	(1)
Margaret A Somerville
David J Rapport
Contributing Author Index	257	(1)
Subject Index	258