Edgar Morin

Edgar Morin
Born
Edgar Nahoum

(1921-07-08) 8 July 1921 (age 103)
Paris, France
Alma materUniversity of Paris
Notable workLa méthode (1977–2004, 6 vols.)
Spouse
Violette Chapellaubeau
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(m. 1945)​
SchoolContinental philosophy
Antireductionism
Constructivist epistemology[1]
Anti-foundationalism[2]
InstitutionsCNRS, École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)
Main interests
Epistemology
Complexity theory[2][3]
Sociology
Notable ideas
Complex thought[4] Chaosmos[5]
Criticism of structuralism[6]
Criticism of Ludwig von Bertalanffy's systems theory[7] autos (auto-(geno-pheno)-eco-re-organization)[8]
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Edgar Morin (/mɔːˈræn/; French: [ɛdɡaʁ mɔʁɛ̃]; né Nahoum; born 8 July 1921) is a French philosopher and sociologist of the theory of information who has been recognized for his work on complexity and "complex thought" (pensée complexe),[15] and for his scholarly contributions to such diverse fields as media studies, politics, sociology, visual anthropology, ecology, education, and systems biology. He holds two bachelors, one in history and geography and one in law,[16] and never did a Ph.D.[16] Though less well known in the anglophone world due to the limited availability of English translations of his over 60 books, Morin is renowned in the French-speaking world, Europe, and Latin America.[17]

During his academic career he was primarily associated with the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in Paris.

  1. ^ Daniel Bougnoux and Bastien Engelbach, "Entretien avec Edgar Morin (2) : Science et philosophie", nonfiction.fr, 10 April 2008.
  2. ^ a b Jennifer Wells, Complexity and Sustainability, Routledge, 2012, p. 134.
  3. ^ Steven Vertovec (ed.), Routledge International Handbook of Diversity Studies, Routledge, 2014, p. 373.
  4. ^ Edgar Morin, "On Complexity"
  5. ^ Edgar Morin, Restricted complexity, general complexity, 2005.
  6. ^ François Dosse, History of Structuralism: The sign sets, 1967-present, Volume 2, University of Minnesota Press, 1997, p. 449.
  7. ^ Sacha Kagan, Art and Sustainability: Connecting Patterns for a Culture of Complexity, transcript Verlag, 2014, p. 171.
  8. ^ Morin, Edgar (1992). "From the concept of system to the paradigm of complexity". Journal of Social and Evolutionary Systems. 15 (4): 371–385. doi:10.1016/1061-7361(92)90024-8.
  9. ^ "Edgar Morin, Mes philosophes
  10. ^ Brigitte Chamak, "Le Groupe des Dix"
  11. ^ a b c "Edgar Morin, Mes philosophes[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Edgar Morin, Mes philosophes [1][permanent dead link],
  13. ^ Morin, Edgar (1997-12-30). "An encyclopaedic spirit". Radical Philosophy. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  14. ^ Julian Bourg (ed.), After the Deluge: New Perspectives on the Intellectual and Cultural History of Postwar France, Lexington Books, 2004, p. 113.
  15. ^ For instance, see Moser, Keith 2018. Rethinking the Essence of Human and Other-Than-Human Communication in the Anthropocene Epoch: A Biosemiotic Interpretation of Edgar Morin’s “Complex Thought”. Humanities 7(2): 57.
  16. ^ a b Edgar Morin ou l'éloge de la pensée complexe, CNRS Le Journal .
  17. ^ Bouiss, Ousama (July 7, 2021). "Edgar Morin, un siècle de sagesse en trois leçons". The Conversation. Retrieved August 23, 2024.