Differentiation and integration of worldviews edited by liubava moreva. Basarab nicolescu talks with russ volckmann basarab nicolescu b. In august 2015 the authors launched their manifesto for general systems transdisciplinarity at the annual conference of the international society for the systems sciences. Transdisciplinarity is about understanding complex adaptive systems with an open minded, holistic approach. It is difficult for us to understand why joint problem solving must be the unique aim of transdisciplinarity. In recounting this history, ramadier highlighted nicolescus 1996 manifesto of transdisciplinarity. Categories general philosophy of science, misc in general philosophy of science categorize this paper. In the manifesto, and the essay new vision of the world, nicolescu identified three pillars of transdisciplinarity. A manifesto is a published declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the issuer, be it an individual, group, political party or government. Transdisciplinarity connotes a research strategy that crosses many disciplinary boundaries to create a holistic approach. The sacred is not to be understood in a strictly religious sense, since transdisciplinarity aspires to be transreligious, just as it attempts to be transcultural and transnational.
It is a hand that has started to work the room hard, whether preaching, teaching. Doc homeland earth a manifesto for the new millennium. In his manifesto of transdisciplinarity, barasab nicolescu 2002 explains that the transdisciplinary vision replaces reduction with a new principle of relativity, is transcultural, transnational. Bridging science, social sciences, humanities and engineering pp. Such phenomena, such as the natural environment, energy, and health, may be referred to as transdisciplinary or approached and better understood through a process of. The hidden hand between poetry and science, michel camus. As this confrontation is subconscious, it often degenerates into conflict. Humanities and is the author of the manifesto of transdisciplinarity, state university of new york press.
By basarab nicolescu and translated by karen claire. Enhancing transdisciplinary research through collaborative. The key point in understanding the objectsubject relation is the vision on reality that humans shared in different periods of the historical time. There are, in nature and in our knowledge of nature, different levels of reality and, correspondingly, different levels of perception. The charter of transdisciplinarity offered here appears as the first appendix to nicolescus manifesto of transdisciplinarity 2002. Transdisciplinarity history, methodology, hermeneutics.
It has begun spreading around the globe, popping up in unexpected places, giving voice to a lively new concept that is not yet widely understood. Manifesto of transdisciplinarity request pdf researchgate. In the second part of the article i will build upon nicolescus ideas, and especially his concept of transdisciplinary hermeneutics. Transdisciplinarity tr is part of a theoretical and practical effort to address the limitations of disciplines. Disciplinarity and transdisciplinarity in the study of. The nicolescu and zurich approaches to transdisciplinarity. In his manifesto of transdisciplinarity, barasab nicolescu 2002 explains that the transdisciplinary vision replaces reduction with a new principle of relativity, is. An impossible interview with a poet, antonella verdiani. In this paper we discuss our motivation for undertaking this project, give an overview of key research we conducted to assure the possibility and importance of establishing such a transdiscipline, and reproduce the manifesto. Multi, inter and transdisciplinarity the process of the decline of civilizations is one of enormous complexity and its roots lie deep. Weak transdisciplinarity, as suggested in the first part of this paper, is a practical way of tackling problems in a more systemic way. A new model of civilisation is necessary, whose keystone is the dialogue between human beings, nations, cultures and religions for the survival of humanity. Transdisciplinary knowledgean emergent concept request pdf.
In the spirit of a manifesto, it promotes a new idea i. Methodology of transdisciplinarity levels of reality, logic of the included middle and complexity. Swiss philosopher and psychologist jean piaget 18961980 developed the concept seven centuries after disciplinarity had evolved. Reality, levels, transdisciplinarity, classical realism, quantum realism. The concept of problem has been recently promoted by the official academic institutions and put at the centre of a new field of research, selfstyled transdisciplinary studies, in order to provide a foundation to a resolutely transdisciplinary approach to research and thought in general. The feminization of society and the poetic dimension of existence. In the introduction we explain why the relation between the object and the subject is a crucial problem of philosophy.
Transdisciplinarity does not strive for mastery of several disciplines but aims to open all disciplines to that which they share and to that which lies beyond them. Toward a methodological foundation of the dialogue between the technoscientific and spiritual cultures. Transdisciplinarity is a principle of scientific research and intradisciplinary practice that describes the application of scientific approaches to problems that transcend the boundaries of conventional academic disciplines. It often is political or artistic in nature, but may. Nicolescu expresses all his perplexities for the extant gap between the exponential progress in scientific research and the implementation of relative findings in reality, in other words between knowledge and action, especially in the light of a constant threat of. The word itself first appeared in france, in 1970, in the talks of jean piaget, erich jantsch, and andre. Manifesto of transdisciplinarity basarab nicolescu.
Strong transdisciplinarity, on the other hand, is both a tool and a project. Basarab nicolescus work and networks ciret of transdisciplinarity, which departed from a scientific context. Transdisciplinarity aspires toward the establishment of a harmonious coexistence with living nature. It transdisciplinarity occasions the emergence of new data and new interactions from out of the encounter between disciplines. Transdisciplinarity history, methodology, hermeneutics basarab nicolescu babes bolyai university, clujnapoca, romania keywords. Disciplines are cultural formations that function as agencies for the production, dissemination, and application of specialist knowledge. Actually, however, the charter has been adopted at the first world congress of transdisciplinarity, held in 1994. Manifesto of transdisciplinarity suny series in western esoteric. Read manifesto of transdisciplinarity suny series in psychoanalysis and culture ebook free. Karenclaire voss as manifesto of transdisciplinarity new york. From 1929 to 2015 an interesting evolution of these models can be noticed, intimately connected to the definition of curriculum concept. The crucial point here is the status of the subject see my manifesto of. I described the methodology of transdisciplinarity in my book manifesto of transdisciplinarity, just published by state university of new york suny press 2.
Manifesto of transdisciplinarity suny series in western esoteric traditions basarab nicolescu, karenclaire voss on. Basarab nicolescu 2002 authors basarab nicolescu abstract this article has no associated abstract. His method is called transdisciplinarity because it requires a way of thinking that rises above and. Manifesto of transdisciplinarity by basarab nicolescu.
To avoid any misunderstanding f or the moment, the term transdisciplinarity retains a certain pristine charm, mostly because it has not yet been corrupted by time. It applies to research efforts focused on problems that cross the boundaries of two or more disciplines, such as research on effective information systems for biomedical research see bioinformatics, and can refer to concepts or methods that were originally developed by. Transdisciplinarity is a relatively young approach. Pdf download manifesto of transdisciplinarity suny series in psychoanalysis and culture pdf online. Transdisciplinarity and the plight of education, giuseppe del re. Manifesto of transdisciplinarity suny series in western esoteric traditions nicolescu, basarab, voss, karenclaire on. Unifies science and the sacred based on what weve learned from quantum physics. Transdisciplinarity and the open unity of the world 49 9. His method is called transdisciplinarity because it requires a way of thinking that rises. A significant number of training courses have been done under a kind of franchise without any kind of concern to adapt the course to the spirit and the specificity of the trainees in each national context. Inthe formation of a new model of civilization, the methodology of transdisciplinarity is crucial.
Manifesto of transdisciplinarity suny series in western esoteric traditions. Transdisciplinary methodology of the dialogue between. Manifesto of transdisciplinarity up to his 2014 book from modernity to cosmodernity. Pdf from transdisciplinary theory to transdisciplinary practice. Basarab nicolescu, manifesto of transdisciplinarity. In this manifesto for the twentyfirst century, basarab. Manifesto of transdisciplinarity suny series in western. A roadmap this is the text of the introduction by roland. A manifesto usually accepts a previously published opinion or public consensus or promotes a new idea with prescriptive notions for carrying out changes the author believes should be made. Professor nicolescu is a member of the international society of science and religion. Basarab nicolescu, manifesto of transdisciplinarity, state university of new york suny press, new york, 2002, translation in english by karenclaire voss. Audre lorde implored us to understand that the methods and tools we choose can affect the success of our outcomesthat the the masters tools will never dismantle the masters house. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Basarab nicolescu, transdisciplinarity past, present and future, in moving worldviews reshaping sciences, policies and practices for endogenous sustainable development, compas.
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