Transdisciplinary Methodologies and Technologies of Contemporary Science
Changes taking place in contemporary science are characterized as “postnonclassical scientific rationality”, “nonclassical epistemology”, “technoscience”, “second type of knowledge production” and “transdisciplinary research”. The paper gives contemporary analysis of the abovementioned conceptions with the aim to reveal common features in these models of scientific dynamics and to define the most important parameters for transformation and development strategy of the contemporary science. The reason of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary integration are displayed. Transdisciplinarity entered the scientific practice and became particularly acute in terms of technoscience and convergent technologies. It is highlighted that regarding new forms of scientific knowledge with integrated fundamental, applied, socio-psychological, sociocultural, ethical and political aspects we should not forget about incorporation of science and society into overwhelming evolution process with interpretation of interaction between science and society as co-evolution.