NEWS CENTER – A national ceremony was held for philosopher and sociologist Edgar Morin, who passed away recently.

 

French philosopher and sociologist Edgar Morin, who died at the age of 104, was bid farewell at a national ceremony held at Les Invalides in Paris. Speaking at the ceremony, French President Emmanuel Macron described Morin as “an extraordinary destiny of the century” and “a universal humanist.”

 

Macron emphasized that Morin devoted his life to the struggle for freedom, equality, fraternity, and the rights of peoples, stating: “For him, truth was never the monopoly of a single camp or a single dogma.”

 

The ceremony was attended by Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu and other government officials. Military honors were rendered, and the event concluded with the playing of the military tribute Aux morts, a minute of silence, and the French national anthem, La Marseillaise.

 

ABOUT EDGAR MORIN 

 

Born in Paris in 1921, Edgar Morin was one of the world’s most influential philosophers and sociologists. During the Spanish Civil War, he supported the anti-fascist cause and later joined the resistance against the German Occupation of France during World War II.

 

A communist activist in his youth, Morin left the French Communist Party in 1951. Beginning in the 1950s, his ideas made him a leading figure in sociology both in France and internationally. He is widely regarded as one of the most important philosophers and thinkers of the past century.

 

Morin held honorary doctorates from 38 universities worldwide and served for many years as a director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research.

 

In recent years, Morin expressed support for Kudish People's Leader  Abdullah Öcalan’s “Peace and Democratic Society Process” and called for Öcalan’s physical freedom. Regarding Öcalan’s appeal for peace, Morin stated: “I support the process for peace and democratic transformation in Turkey to the very end. Against the regional provocations of imperialism, I declare my support for the unity of the Turkish and Kurdish peoples. Peace means that people can speak freely with themselves and with one another. Peace does not mean uniformity, but rather giving each other space and convincing one another instead of destroying one another.”