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Edgar Morin

1921 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Morin is the 380th most popular philosopher (down from 330th in 2019), the 1,079th most popular biography from France (down from 902nd in 2019) and the 51st most popular French Philosopher.

Edgar Morin is most famous for his theory of "the three orders of knowledge." The first order is the "knowledge of the world," which includes all observations of the world. The second order is the "knowledge of the self," which is what we know about ourselves. The third order is the "knowledge of the other," which is what we know about others.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Edgar Morin ranks 380 out of 1,267. Before him are Jacques Rancière, Macrobius, Richard Rorty, Heinrich Rickert, Thrasymachus, and Franciscus Patricius. After him are Hwang Jini, Antoine Arnauld, Nicephorus Gregoras, Damascius, Boetius of Dacia, and Ágnes Heller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Edgar Morin ranks 66. Before him are Nexhmije Hoxha, Dobrica Ćosić, Zizinho, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Kurt Knispel, and György Cziffra. After him are Akio Morita, Mary Jackson, Karel Appel, Alexandra of Yugoslavia, Harry Daghlian, and Countess Georgina von Wilczek.

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In France

Among people born in France, Edgar Morin ranks 1,079 out of 6,770. Before him are Louisa Maria Stuart (1692), Clotilde of France (1759), Paul Painlevé (1863), Adélaïde of France (1732), Paul Sérusier (1864), and Jean-Pierre Jeunet (1953). After him are Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (1480), Antoine Arnauld (1612), Claude Joseph Vernet (1714), Félix d'Herelle (1873), Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (1749), and Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Edgar Morin ranks 51. Before him are Louis Couturat (1868), René Girard (1923), Maurice Halbwachs (1877), Étienne Cabet (1788), Pierre d'Ailly (1350), and Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais (1782). After him are Antoine Arnauld (1612), Richard Avenarius (1843), Antoine Destutt de Tracy (1754), Jean Gerson (1363), Alain de Benoist (1943), and Étienne Gilson (1884).

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