France Honors Edgar Morin: Farewell to One of the Last Universal Intellectuals

With a national memorial ceremony at Les Invalides, France pays tribute on June 3, 2026, to a man whose thinking influenced far beyond the boundaries of philosophy and sociology for decades. Edgar Morin, who passed away on May 29 at the age of 104, belonged to that rare generation of intellectuals who lived through the entire 20th century and not only observed but actively shaped the political, social, and cultural…