Overview

Interdisciplinarity is a hallmark of contemporary knowledge production. This book introduces a Philosophy of Interdisciplinarity at the intersection of science, society and sustainability. In light of the ambivalence of the technosciences and the challenge of sustainable development in the Anthropocene, this engaged philosophy provides a novel critical perspective on interdisciplinarity in science policy and research practice. It draws upon the original spirit of interdisciplinarity as an environmentalist concept and advocates an essential change in human-nature relations. The author utilizes the rich tradition of philosophy for case study analysis and develops a framework to disentangle the various forms of inter- and transdisciplinarity. Philosophy of Interdisciplinarity offers a foundation for a critical-reflexive program of interdisciplinarity conducive to a sustainable future for our knowledge society and contributes to fields such as sustainability sciences, social ecology, environmental ethics, technology assessment, complex systems, philosophy of nature, and philosophy of science. It injects a fresh way of thinking on interdisciplinarity – and supports researchers as well as science policy makers, university managers, and academic administrators in critical-reflexive knowledge production for sustainable development.

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Author:   Jan Cornelius Schmidt (University of Darmstadt, Germany)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781032118468

ISBN 10:   1032118466
Pages:   206
Publication Date:   25 September 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: What Does the Philosophy of Interdisciplinarity Offer? 2. Philosophy and Plurality: Providing a Classification and Clarification of Interdisciplinarity 3. Politics and Research Programs: Addressing the Knowledge Politics of Interdisciplinarity 4. History and Technoscience: Tracing the Historical Roots of Object-Oriented Interdisciplinarity 5. Society and Societal Problems: Conceptualizing Problem-Oriented Inter- and Transdisciplinarity. Interlude: On Shortcomings of the Instrumentalist View 6. Ethics and the Environment: Engaging with Grand Environmental Challenges of the Cultural Crisis 7. Nature and the Sciences: In Search of Alternative Concepts of Nature and Science 8. Technology and the Future: Advancing Prospective Technology Assessment

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Jan Cornelius Schmidt is Professor of Philosophy at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.

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