title: Transdisciplinarity: a scientific essential.
abstract: Transdisciplinarity in science is necessary to counteract the rapid growth of scientific results and information, the elimination of logical inconsistencies, and the effect of specialization whereby uncomparable disciplines develop. A correspondence is drawn between the uncontrolled growth, immune system malfunction, repression/expansion, and isolation that are characteristic of cancer and of the scientific concept of modernity. Suggestions are presented regarding the promotion of healing in both of these realms.
authors.affiliation: Department for Communication Research, University of Salzburg, Rudolfskai 42, 5020 Salzburg, Austria. Hamberger@web.de
authors.forename: Erich
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hamberger
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D010684:Philosophy; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends; D012107:Research Design; D012586:Science / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends