Brandenburg H
Lehrstuhl für Gerontologische Pflege, Pflegewissenschaftliche Fakultät, Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Vallendar, Pallottistr. 3, 56179, Vallendar, Deutschland,
Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2015 Apr;48(3):220-4. doi: 10.1007/s00391-015-0873-4. Epub 2015 Mar 24.
Philosophy of science is the theoretical background of this article. Firstly, a definition of interdisciplinarity is given, integrating experiences from longitudinal studies in gerontology and arguing for rejecting the large vocable "interdisciplinarity", because of its overloaded meaning. Secondly, science-oriented, sociopsychological and practical barriers of interdisciplinary work in gerontology are presented, whereby the central statement is that interdisciplinarity is preconditionally dependent on a "culture of understanding". Thirdly, a model of interdisciplinarity in gerontology is shown. In general, this article does not focus on the question whether gerontology is a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary discipline but how the requirement of interdisciplinarity can be successfully implemented. In conclusion, interdisciplinarity is not established due to the subject (of aging) or a methodological approach but evolves based on reciprocal contact between different disciplines, which can be entitled "fair cooperation."
科学哲学是本文的理论背景。首先，给出了跨学科性的定义，融合了老年学纵向研究的经验，并主张摒弃“跨学科性”这个含义过于繁杂的大词汇。其次，阐述了老年学跨学科工作中以科学为导向、社会心理和实际方面的障碍，核心观点是跨学科性有条件地依赖于一种“理解文化”。第三，展示了老年学中的跨学科性模型。总体而言，本文并非聚焦于老年学是多学科、跨学科还是超学科这一问题，而是关注跨学科性的要求如何能够成功实现。总之，跨学科性并非因（衰老）主题或方法论途径而确立，而是基于不同学科之间的相互接触而发展，这种接触可称为“公平合作”。
