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(1) Discipline-Independent-Transdisciplinarity

Unification of Knowledge and

A Common Language for the Disciplines

Vincent Vesterby

Conference theme: Concepts and Methods

Universal-Discipline-Independent-Transdisciplinarity ...1

Why is this form of transdisciplinarity universal and discipline-independent?

Because the factors that constitute the basis of the methodology permeate the subject matters of all the disciplines, those of the sciences and those of the humanities.

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The methodology is based on science, is objective, and relentlessly rigorous.

The generalist mode of transdisciplinarity is dependent for its knowledge base on the specialist modes of the disciplines.

The transdisciplinarian works with the knowledge that the disciplines generate.

Because the factors that constitute the basis of the methodology are preexistent within the subject matters of all the disciplines, this methodology, that enables transdisciplinarity, is equally useful within any single discipline.



This is a modern-generalist methodology based on breadth and depth of understanding, rather than on the now impossible traditional generalist methodology based on quantity of knowledge.

Both developing and using the methodology result in the emergence of a universal-conceptual-model that enables the integration of the knowledge of all the disciplines into a single coherent body of knowledge.

The Modern Generalist Universal Conceptual ModelVesterby, V. 2007. 13th Annual Australia and New Zealand Systems (ANZSYS) Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.



The methodology is used for exploration, analysis, understanding, description, and communication.

The methodology allows the mind to enter into any situation of whatever novelty or complexity, and to there achieve understanding of the intrinsic nature of that situation.

In practice, the methodology consistently produces abundant new knowledge and understanding.


Communication Problem Between the Disciplines

Why is there a problem?

Because the disciplines do not share a common language.

This has been an enduring barrier to effective communication.

Now there has been a breakthrough.


A Common Language ...1

The basis of a common language has been recognized to be already present throughout the subject matters of all the disciplines.

Both developing and using this methodology result in the emergence of a universal language of transdisciplinarity that enables effective communication throughout the disciplines.


A Common Language ...2

All that is needed is to:•Recognize it.•Map it.•Learn it.•Then use it.


Discipline-Independent-Transdisciplinarity

In essence and in practice, discipline-independent-transdisciplinarity is to qualitative analysis what mathematics is to quantitative analysis.

Vincent [email protected]//:www.themoderngeneralist.comLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/vincent-vesterby/36/35b/9bb Vincent Vesterby Discipline Independent Transdisciplinarity 9

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