L'Esprit Du Temps

by Edgar Morin

Dans ce nouveau volume, les développements décrits dans le tome 1 de l'Esprit du temps (Névrose) se poursuivent, mais cette fois à travers perturbations et crises, au cours des années 65-75. Le nouvel esprit du temps fait éclater la culture de masse comme une chrysalide en cours de mue. La problématisation de la culture de masse débouche sur la problématique de la révolution culturelle ; la crise de la culture débouche sur la crise de la société.

Une véritable nécrose dans le tissu culturel de notre société s'est opérée. Nécrose : mortification d'un tissu ou d'un organe alors que le reste de l'organisme continue à vivre.

Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy

270 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1962

About the author

Edgar Morin (born Edgar Nahoum, 1921-2026) was a French philosopher and sociologist of the theory of information who has been recognised for his work on complexity and "complex thought" (pensée complexe), and for his scholarly contributions to such diverse fields as media studies, politics, sociology, visual anthropology, ecology, education, and systems biology. He held two bachelors, one in history and geography and one in law, and never did a Ph.D.

During his academic career, Morin was primarily associated with the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in Paris. Although less well known in the Anglophone world due to the limited availability of English translations of his over 60 books, Morin is renowned in the French-speaking world, Europe, and Latin America.

Reviews

[Ermina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Velika knjiga, i po broju stranica, i po sadržaju, i po značaju. Mnogi su od Morena preuzimali ideje, a ponekad ga je neko i citirao.

Prva knjiga je tečnija, govori o stanju svijeta koje je i danas na snazi. Druga knjiga je više politička, pa se stanje svijeta ogleda u onim političkim dešavanjima koji su globalni i vrlo važni (marksizam, marksizam, marksizam...). Zbog tako dosadnjikavog drugog dijela moram dati malo nižu ocjenu od one koju sam inače planirala.

Sve u svemu, knjiga je dobar početak za promišljanje o masovnoj kulturi, ljudskom napretku i nazatku, izazovima civilizacije i modernizma...

[Emiliya Bozhilova · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Щастието наистина е религията на модерния индивид. Тази религия няма предци, тя функционира индустриално.”

“Масовата култура е средна в своето вдъхновение и своята цел, тъй като е културата на общия знаменател.”

“Дали тази култура създава дете, което съзрява преждевременно, или инфантилизиран възрастен?”

[Mielou!! · Rating 2 out of 5]

pas facile

[Jennifer Guerra · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this book. Considering it was written in 1962, it has a lot of avant-garde ideas about what mass culture is and how it affects our lives. I think it's a brilliant book, really enjoyable to read and still relevant today. I would give it 5 stars if it wasn't for Morin's annoying and outdated concepts of femininity (associated with eroticism and tenderness, also with infantility) and masculinity (associated with sex and aggression).

[Amélie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Des exemples désuètes mais une pensée toujours d'actualité.

[Matheus Bleza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Escrito em 1962, pode ser visto como uma leitura da nossa sociedade atual e tentar imaginar o que se passou na sociedade pretérita. Os tópicos abordados são de uma exatidão com as coisas humanas vividas que fica até difícil encontrar onde o autor pecou. É preciso, porém, ser aquele livro que é revisitado diversas vezes, com maior maturidade do leitor para poder dialogar com o autor sobre os temas. Para mim, que nasci no final do século XX, fica difícil compreender alguns ícones do cinema e da cultura de forma geral. De resto, é possível ter uma boa compreensão do livro e das temáticas elaboradas.