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Edgar Morin

French philosopher and sociologist (b. 1921)

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Born: 8 Jul 1921
Works: 267

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The path to hope
La maña
Yolumuzu Değiştirelim - Koronavirüsün Öğrettikleri
La MÃ©thode
Connaissance, ignorance, mystère (Essais) (French Edition)

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Writing · Paris, France

Edgar Morin (born Edgar Nahoum; 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), and for his scholarly contributions to such diverse fields as media studies, politics, sociology, visual anthropology, ecology, education, and systems biology. As he explains: He holds two…

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Kim Kardashian Theory — Self (archive)2024
Edgar Morin, journal d'une vie — Self2021
Edgar Morin, un penseur à Paris — Self2019
Jean-Marie Serreau, découvreur de théâtres — Self2016
Edgar Morin, chronique d'un regard — Self2015
Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History — Self2014
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales — Self2011
Un été + 50 — Self2011
Here to Stay — Self2009
Aimé Césaire: A Voice for History — Self1995

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Type: Person

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Listeners: 278
Total plays: 722

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5 total works indexed

G*Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences
· 2007 · cited 52,802x
MUSCLE: multiple sequence alignment with high accuracy and high throughput
· 2004 · cited 37,632x
Statistical power analyses using G*Power 3.1: Tests for correlation and regression analyses
· 2009 · cited 29,978x
Search and clustering orders of magnitude faster than BLAST
· 2010 · cited 18,767x
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,235x

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Key facts

Born: Edgar Nahoum , ( 1921-07-08 ) 8 July 1921, Paris, France
Died: 29 May 2026 (2026-05-29) (aged 104), Paris, France
Spouse s: Violette Chapellaubeau ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1945 ⁠ – ⁠ 1970 ) , Johanne Harrelle ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1972 ⁠ – ⁠ 1980 ) , Sabah Abouessalam ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2012 )
Alma mater: University of Paris
School: Continental philosophy , Antireductionism , Constructivist epistemology , Anti-foundationalism
Institutions: CNRS , EHESS
Main interests: Epistemology , Complexity theory , Sociology
Notable works: La méthode (1977–2004, 6 vols.)
Notable ideas: Polycrisis , Complex thought Chaosmos , Criticism of structuralism , Criticism of Ludwig von Bertalanffy 's systems theory autos (auto-(geno-pheno)-eco-re-organization)

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Key dates

Born: 8 July 1921

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Instance of: human
Given name: Edgar
Family name: Morin
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: 9th arrondissement of Paris
Occupation: opinion journalist
Educated at: Paris Law Faculty
Employer: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
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Edgar Morin (/mɔːˈræn/; French: [ɛdɡaʁ mɔʁɛ̃]; né Nahoum; 8 July 1921 – 29 May 2026) was a French philosopher and sociologist of the theory of information who has been recognised for his work on complexity and "complex thought" (pensée complexe), and for his scholarly contributions to such diverse fields as media studies, politics, sociology, visual anthropology, ecology, education, and systems biology. He held two bachelors degrees, one in history and geography and one in law, and never did a Ph.D.

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