Transdisciplinarity—A Bold Way into the Academic Future, from a European Medievalist Perspective and or the Rediscovery of Philology?

This essay examines the challenges and opportunities provided by transdisciplinarity from point of view medieval literature. approach is situated within universal framework General Education or Liberal Arts, which in turn derives its essential inspiration ancient learning. On one hand, various recent efforts to work transdisciplinarily are outlined discussed; on other, a selection narratives modern German novel plus eighteenth-century ode examined illustrate how transdisciplinary could productively order innovate principles university all academic learning, putting necessary tools twenty-first century epistemology into hands new generation. The specific angle pursued here consists drawing world philosophy literature as launching pad for future endeavors.