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  • Science and Technology Studies
  • Philosophy

Background:

  • Academic disciplines have distinct historical trajectories.
  • Transdisciplinarity, inter-disciplinarity, and multi-disciplinarity are distinct concepts.
  • The history of academic disciplinarity informs current research approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To situate transdisciplinarity within the history of academic disciplinarity.
  • To explore the conceptual structure of transdisciplinary generality in the humanities.
  • To analyze the incorporation of German and French philosophy into Anglophone humanities ('theory').

Main Methods:

  • Historical analysis of academic disciplinarity.
  • Typological and historical examination of transdisciplinarity in Science and Technology Studies.
  • Conceptual analysis of philosophical traditions and their integration into humanities.

Main Results:

  • Identified two distinct transdisciplinary trajectories: dialectical and anti-dialectical (or transversal).
  • Traced the influence of 19th- and 20th-century German and French philosophy on Anglophone humanities.
  • Highlighted the role of French structuralist debates (Serres, Foucault, Derrida, Guattari, Latour) in transdisciplinary thought.

Conclusions:

  • Transdisciplinarity has diverse conceptual structures and historical roots.
  • Understanding these structures is crucial for contemporary humanities research.
  • Foucault's work offers a significant lens for analyzing disciplinarity and academic disciplines.