In the face of planetary crises -- from biodiversity loss to climate change to food security -- transdisciplinary methods promise effective and just responses through equal collaborations. However, transdisciplinarity also creates complex challenges by bringing together different actors with different frameworks, like scientists, Indigenous and local communities, and policy makers. Successful collaboration among such actors requires navigating different forms of knowledge, worldviews, values, and positions of power.
In Transformative Transdisciplinarity, David Ludwig and Charbel N. El-Hani synthesize insights from the philosophy of science and empirical action research to address these challenges through a framework of partial overlaps. On the one hand, the framework highlights the overlapping concerns and perspectives of actors that provide common ground for collaboration and mutual understanding. On the other hand, it emphasizes partialities that require navigating differences and tensions between actors. This book addresses the fundamental epistemological, ontological, and political questions of transdisciplinarity through this framework of partial overlaps, aiming for a transformative vision of collaborative science in the face of planetary crises.
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.
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In Transformative Transdisciplinarity, David Ludwig and Charbel N. El-Hani synthesize insights from the philosophy of science and empirical action research to address planetary crises. This book addresses the fundamental epistemological, ontological, and political questions of transdisciplinarity through a framework of partial overlaps, aiming for a transformative vision of collaborative science.
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Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction -- Global Challenges, Local Struggles
Chapter 2: On Transdisciplinarity and Transformation
Chapter 3: Community-Based Epistemology
Chapter 4: Community-Based Ontology
Chapter 5: Community-Based Politics
Chapter 6: Another (Philosophy of) Science is Possible
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David Ludwig is Associate Professor in the "Knowledge Technology and Innovation" (KTI) Group of Wageningen University, Netherlands, where he is also the Principal Investigator of the "Global Epistemologies and Ontologies" (GEOS) project.
Charbel N. El-Hani is Full Professor at the Institute of Biology of the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, where he is also the Coordinator of the National Institute of Science & Technology in Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies in Ecology and Evolution (INCT IN-TREE) and the History, Philosophy, and Biology Teaching Lab (LEFHBio).
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Selling point: This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence
Selling point: Develops a new methodology for empirically and socially engaged philosophy through community-based research
Selling point: Presents philosophical arguments alongside case studies and illustrations
Selling point: Written in an accessible and engaging tone
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780197815250
Publisert
2025-12-26
Utgiver
Oxford University Press Inc; Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
499 gr
Høyde
233 mm
Bredde
157 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
352