Edgar Morin, the French philosopher and sociologist whose work on complexity and “polycrisis” shaped debates across the social sciences, died on May 29, 2026.
He was 104. Born Edgar Nahoum on July 8, 1921, in Paris’s 9th arrondissement, he studied at the Paris Law Faculty and built a long academic career at the National Center for Scientific Research and the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences.
Also known as Edgar Nahoum, Morin’s work extended beyond philosophy and sociology into media studies, politics, education, ecology, and systems biology, and he was recognized with honors including the Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit and the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword.
Edgar Morin, 104, French philosopher (polycrisis).