Philosophy of Interdisciplinarity: Studies in Science, Society and Sustainability

ISBN-13: 9781138230071 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 206 str.

Jan C. Schmidt

Opis

Interdisciplinarity is a hallmark of contemporary knowledge production. This book introduces a Philosophy of Interdisciplinarity at the intersection of science, society, and sustainability. It offers a critical-reflexive program of interdisciplinarity for a sustainable knowledge society.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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