Being in the hidden third: Insights into transdisciplinary ontology

McGregor, Sue L. T. and Gibbs, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9773-3977 (2020) Being in the hidden third: Insights into transdisciplinary ontology. Transdisciplinary Journal of Engineering and Science, 11 . pp. 142-157. ISSN 1949-0569 [Article] (doi:10.22545/2020/00139)

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Abstract

This paper reflects two transdisciplinary (TD) scholars’ attempts to glean deeper insights into Nicolescu’s transdisciplinary ontology (i.e., multiple Levels of Reality and the Hidden Third). Respecting that Nicolescu’s Hidden Third represents the convergence of quantum physics, philosophy, and inner experiences, one TD scholar explored ‘What is it like to be in the Hidden Third?’ by expanding on Nicolescu’s constructs of cyber-space-time and transhumanism, which are grounded in quantum physics. The other TD scholar tendered philosophical insights by offering the idea of ontological emergence and the act of becoming as informed by the transcendentals. The intent was to understand ‘the being of being’ or perhaps ‘the being of becoming.’ The richness of Nicolescu’s ontological thinking offers a range of interpretation and we are grateful for the opportunity to feed off his methodological genius to respectively flourish through questions, clarification and truth seeking.

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