I came across something similiar
many years ago.

Transnational vs international businesses. I think there, the idea was that a Transnational was a company something like Macdonalds offering basically the same product in the same way the world over, whereas an international company adapted much more to local needs and/or had differing operations in differing countries (eg mine in brazil, refine in Japan, manufacture in China).

Perhaps a transdisciplinary approach would involve more involvement in the disciplines of others, rather than the historians talking to the philosophers about history, they might be encouraged to think about philosophy and give philosophers an opinion about philosophy.

That sounds like the kind of thing that might be trendy in today's universities. Jack of all trades, master of none. Your truth is as valid as mine, even if you know fuck all about it and I've spent 12 years studying it.
( Sextant goes to him is emotionally erect, on this day, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 13:00, 2 replies)

Trans = across, inter = between
Does this help? If so...

Transdisciplinary might refer to someone who has a grasp of several disciplines and can see things they have in common.

Interdisciplinary might refer to the way different disciplines interact with one another, and to people that work on such interactions.
( shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 14:19, closed)

The Transnational and International thing doesn't bother me so much.
Indeed, my first (?) publication exploited the difference. I took "transnational" to refer to that which concerns every nation and none, and "international" to refer to that which concerns particular nations in respect of each other.

I think.

I can't actually remember.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 15:32, closed)