Edgar Morin, 104, dies. French philosopher-sociologist famed for complexity theory and critical thinking—a WWII Resistor who shaped global thought.
Edgar Morin, the globally influential French thinker known for cinema verité and a transdisciplinary approach, has died at 104. Macron has praised him as a defender of humanity and humanism personified. Morin’s work spanned autobiography, sociology, philosophy, ecology, and more, shaping debates on globalization and the climate and influencing generations of scholars.