Jan Cornelius Schmidt

Philosophy of Interdisciplinarity

Studies in Science, Society and Sustainability

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 485g
• ISBN-13: 9781138230071
• ISBN-10: 1138230073
• Artikelnr.: 60011494

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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