French sociologist, philosopher and intellectual provocateur Edgar Morin has died aged 104
Edgar Morin, a prominent French sociologist and philosopher, passed away at the age of 104. Known for his deep reflections on life and society, Morin's work was influenced by his experiences during World War II and his Jewish heritage. His legacy includes a commitment to understanding the complexities of the human condition and the world at large.
- ▪Edgar Morin died on May 29 at the age of 104, confirmed by his wife.
- ▪He was a member of the Resistance against Nazism and a wartime communist.
- ▪Morin's life and work were deeply intertwined, reflecting on the contradictions of existence.
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Edgar Morin, at home in Montpellier, in January 2019. OLIVIER METZGER FOR LE MONDE Until the very end, his work and his life remained closely intertwined. A member of the Resistance against Nazism, wartime communist, dissident from Stalinism, sociologist of the present, prophet of the future, metaphysician of the global era, agitator of ideas and harvester of knowledge, Edgar Morin died on Friday, May 29 at the age of 104, his wife confirmed to Le Monde. He never ceased to reflect on his life and live out his thoughts. "I am not of those who have a career, but of those who have a life," he wrote in Mes démons ("My Demons," 1994). His life was steadily inspired by the contradictions and tensions of the world as well as those he himself faced. His own origins bore witness to this.
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