Saturday, March 15, 2025

Polycrisis (from the French polycrise) (Edgar Morin, 1993) (自體的心理學）（車行哲學）

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycrisis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Morin （b 1921)


a French philosopher and sociologist of the theory of information who has been recognized for his work on complexity and "complex thought" (pensée complexe),[9] and for his scholarly contributions to such diverse fields as media studies, politics, sociology, visual anthropology, ecology, education, and systems biology. 


See also 

Rethinking the Essence of Human and Other-Than-Human Communication in the Anthropocene Epoch: A Biosemiotic Interpretation of Edgar Morin’s “Complex Thought” (2018)


The Challenge of Complexity: Essays by Edgar Morin (2022)


The Challenge of Complexity gathers in one volume over 32 essays by the esteemed French philosopher and sociologist, Edgar Morin, probably France's 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 d'Etudes 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. Morin's 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. Morin's 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 Morin's philosophical journey by Alfonso Montuori introduces the reader to Morin's remarkable work and life. And the work is completed by a substantive Letter from Edgar Morin, putting his life's work in the context of recent advances in Science and the Humanities.


Please tell me what you know about Edgar Morin’s work, especially his work on complexity and "complex thought" (pensée complexe), and polycrisis.  (ChatGPT, 2025-3-15)


Edgar Morin, a distinguished French philosopher and sociologist, has made significant contributions to our understanding of complexity through his development of “complex thought” (pensée complexe) and the concept of “polycrisis.”


Complex Thought (Pensée Complexe):


Morin’s complex thought challenges traditional, reductionist approaches by advocating for a more integrative and holistic understanding of reality. Key principles include:

• Dialogical Thinking: Recognizing and embracing the coexistence of opposing elements, such as order and disorder, within complex systems.

• Hologrammatic Principle: Understanding that each part of a system reflects the whole, and the whole is reflected in each part.

• Recursive Organization: Acknowledging that components of a system are both products and producers of that system, highlighting the cyclical nature of interactions.


These principles are elaborated in his seminal work, “La Méthode,” a multi-volume series where Morin outlines his epistemological framework for complexity. 


Polycrisis:


The term “polycrisis” was introduced by Morin and co-author Anne-Brigitte Kern in their 1993 book “Terre-Patrie” (“Homeland Earth”). It describes a situation where multiple, interconnected crises occur simultaneously, each exacerbating the others, leading to a compounded effect that is more challenging to address than individual crises in isolation. Morin emphasized that this “complex intersolidarity of problems” constitutes a fundamental challenge for humanity. 


Morin’s insights into complex thought and polycrisis underscore the necessity for interdisciplinary approaches and systemic thinking to navigate the multifaceted challenges of the modern world.


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