The Challenge of Complexity gathers in one volume over 32 essays by
the esteemed French philosopher and sociologist, Edgar Morin,
probably Frances greatest living public intellectual. The essays
span six decades of his career, addressing topics such as
complexity, sociology, ecology, education, film, biology, and
politics. At his centenary (July 2021), Morin holds honorary
doctorates from over 20 universities in Europe and Latin America,
and recently the Centre dEtudes Transdisciplinaires, Sociologie,
Anthropologie, Histoire, at the Centre National de la Recherche
Scientifique (CNRS), the prestigious French National Research
Center, was renamed the Centre Edgar-Morin. He is also the UNESCO
Chair of Complex Thought. Several university centres and institutes
have been dedicated to advancing his work in Europe and Latin
America. He is the author of more than 80 books, translated into 28
languages, and the 1960 documentary Chronicle of a Summer, which he
co-directed with Jean Rouch, has become a classic and the first
example of cinema verite. Morins work on complexity is distinct
from the mathematically driven science of complexity. He argues for
an epistemological revolution and focuses on the need to develop
complex thought to address the lived complexity of an
interconnected, interdependent, uncertain world. Morins
contribution in such a wide range of disciplines has been
influential because of his ability to bring complex thought to bear
on seemingly diverse topics, reflecting on the limitations of how
they are approached and articulating a transdisciplinary way that
doesnt sacrifice complexity in an effort to find an oversimplified
clarity. Morin illuminates the complexity and creativity of the
world and of our lived experience, and invites us to participate in
the creative process that is existence itself. A substantive
overview of Morins philosophical journey by Alfonso Montuori
introduces the reader to Morins remarkable work and life. And the
work is completed by a substantive Letter from Edgar Morin, putting
his lifes work in the context of recent advances in Science and the
Humanities.
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