“Teleology is a lady without whom no biologist can live. Yet he is ashamed to show himself with her in public.” E. von Bruecke, cited in W. Cannon (1968, p. 108). Introduction What is the place of humans in the cosmos? How we frame the question already reflects our ideas about the answer. To create…
Transdisciplinary models in the health sciences are of crucial importance. A reductionist, materialist approach to the science underlying health care has provided great benefits, but self, social interconnectedness, and the spiritual also contribute to the maintenance of health and cure of disease. In this paper, I will discuss general preconditions to developing transdisciplinary models in…