Transdisciplinarity

Transdisciplinarity is a new approach to research and science which defines and solves problems more independently of specific disciplines

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"It is important to briefly explain the differences between transdisciplinarity, interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity, with mutual exchange of ideas and corrections. Whereas ‘multidisciplinary’ means only that various disciplines work alongside each other on one issue, interdisciplinarity implies the exchange of concepts and methods, which are incorporated into the various complementary disciplines. Transdisciplinarity is a new approach to research and science which defines and solves problems more independently of specific disciplines,thus transforming disciplines and subjects by removing their traditional borders wherever a single disciplinary definition of an issue is not possible or useful." (from Florian Waldvogel's essay Each One Teach One, cited in http://www.purselipsquarejaw.org/2006/07/specialisation-and-cosmopolitics.php)