Open AccessA Note on Transdisciplinary Thinking -Meaning Making is an Art-
Author(s) -
Raymond T. Yeh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
transdisciplinary journal of engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-0569
DOI - 10.22545/2021/00144
Subject(s) - interpretation (philosophy) , meaning (existential) , transcendence (philosophy) , tribute , epistemology , aesthetics , sociology , psychology , philosophy , art , art history , linguistics
This article is a follow up on an earlier article1 in an effort to tackle complex problems: be it economic, social, environmental, etc. by utilizing different examples to explore a transdisciplinary methodological framework based on an interpretation of how Leonardo da Vinci tackled tough problems in his time.2 The subtitle is a tribute to da Vinci in that he always tried to depict his understandings of nature in art forms. Our interpretation of da Vinci's approach is summarized into four words, namely: transcendence, possibility, leveraging, and mastery which we will elaborate below.