Transdisciplinary Thinking and Acting

Fundamentals and Perspectives

Mathias Schüz

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Springer International Publishing AG
22 March 2025

Social & political philosophy; Philosophy & theory of education; Business ethics; Organisational theory & behaviour; Sustainability

Series: Transdisciplinary Management of Ecological and Social Crises

Complex problems can only be overcome with complex solutions. This dictum by Albert Einstein also applies to current world problems such as climate change, species extinction, the littering of our planet, and the growing gap between rich and poor. They overwhelm individual scientific disciplines. Therefore, they can only be solved through transdisciplinarity, i.e. beyond the individual disciplines in interaction with empirical knowledge of different provenance and philosophical reflection.

This first volume of the book series ""Transdisciplinary Management of Social and Ecological Crises"" explains how transdisciplinarity is to be understood in general, what approaches exist, and how they contribute to solving the various world problems.

In this context, the book addresses, among other things, the replacement of man's claim to dominion over nature, the overcoming of culturally determined boundaries in human communities, and integrative and agile management methods in business, politics, art, and society. It deals with a sustainable circular economy, new forms of politics in the interest of all instead of a few, learning from artists, healthy and environmentally sound nutrition, and spiritual mindfulness in dealing with oneself and other ways of life.

Thus, the book is aimed at a broad audience from different disciplines interested in the perspective of and interaction with other disciplines to solve global problems.

Chapter ""Methodology of Transdisciplinarity–Levels of Reality, Logic of the Included Middle and Complexity"" is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Edited by: Mathias Schüz
Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 2024 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm,
ISBN: 9783031706790
ISBN 10: 303170679X
Series: Transdisciplinary Management of Ecological and Social Crises
Pages: 394
Publication Date: 22 March 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mathias Schüz is a professor emeritus for Responsible Leadership and Business Ethics at the School of Management and Law of Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland. Before, he has co-initiated and managed the Gerling Academy for Risk Research in Zurich for 16 years. He studied physics, philosophy and pedagogics at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany.