Abstract
Increasing fragmentation and specialization of knowledge with the rise of modern science
and technology in the last two centuries have resulted in the loss of a sense of unity among sciences
and technologies,which hinders the total understanding of the universe, humans, and society. Optimal
design of highly complex artifact systems can only be possible through the unified use of all kinds
of relevant knowledge and wisdom. Further, solving the complex problems that humans are now
facing will require the integration of all sorts of knowledge and wisdom in a coherent manner. Thus,
transdisciplinary unification is needed and its realization is greatly anticipated. However, even though
the importance of consilience or unity of knowledge has become popular among communities, there
is no standard method to unify the necessary knowledge.
This article introduces studies on “chinotogo,” or the transdisciplinary unification of knowledge and
wisdom at the Science Council of Japan and “chinotogogaku” or “consilienceology.” That is, the
study on the methods of the transdisciplinary unification of knowledge and wisdom is discussed
together with a proposal for a concrete trial method of transdisciplinary unification using a virtual
universe consisting of knowledgebase,modeling, simulation, and virtual reality based realistic human
interfaces connected by networks.
