Edgar Morin

1921 -

Movement: continental philosophy, constructivism, anthropology

Country of citizenship: France

Languages spoken, written or signed: French, Spanish

Occupation: philosopher, sociologist, French resistance fighter, film director

Award received: Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon, Catalonia International Prize, honorary doctorate of the National University of San Marcos, honorary doctorate at the Laval University, honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles, Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva, honorary doctor of the University of Valencia, Viareggio-Versilia International Prize, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, honorary doctor of the University of Santiago, Chile, honorary doctor of Veracruzana University, Prix Halphen, Honorary degree of the University of Macerata, honorary doctorate from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Knight Officer of the Order of Civil Merit (Spain), Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Order of Civil Merit, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

Position held: Director of Research at CNRS

Influenced by: Martin Heidegger, Cornelius Castoriadis, Vladimir Jankélévitch, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Heraclitus

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Edgar Morin (; 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), 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, and never did a Ph.D. 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. During his academic career he was primarily associated with the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in Paris. Source: Wikipedia (en)