Edgar Morin between the Theorization of the Epistemology of Complexity and the Dominance of the Epistemology of Evidence and Clarity as a Model:A Critical Reading of His Atheist Though
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https://doi.org/10.52152/85nybe82Keywords:
Morin, Epistemology, Complexity, Intuition, InconsistencyAbstract
This work aims to highlight the inconsistency between the epistemology of intuition and clarity and the epistemology of complexity theorized by Edgar Morin in terms of principles and categories. Morin considers this contradiction as the basis for proposing complexity epistemology as an alternative framework capable of reducing the risks generated by the epistemology of intuition and clarity. However, through our examination of Morin’s epistemology of complexity, contrary to what some believe, we found that Morin himself remained influenced by the categories of simplistic epistemology despite his rebellion against it, his criticism of it, and his call for establishing a transcendent epistemology beyond it. This influence led him not to fully adhere to the categories of complexity epistemology and contributed to the crystallization and formation of his non-religious philosophy and atheist thought.
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Lau, R. R., Redlawsk, D. P. (1997), Voting correctly, American Political Science Review 91 (3), pp. 585-599.
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Lipste, S. M. (1959) Economic Development and Political Legitimacy, Bobbs-Merril.
Merk, K. P. (1996) Wahlrecht für Kinder und Jugendliche, v: Jugendpolitik, št. 2/1996.
Merk, K.P. (2006) Das Aktive Wahlrecht von Geburt an und seine politische Bedeutung, v: Jugendpolitik Zeitschrift des Deutschen Bundesjugendring, št. 3/2006.
Plutzer, E. (2002) Becoming a Habitual Voter: Inertia, Resources and Growth, The American Political Science Review, 96/I.
Ribičič, C. (2003) Mladi glasujejo za prihodnost, v: Mozaik ustavnih sprememb – od slovenske ustavnosti k evropski. GV Založba, zbirka Pravna praksa, Ljubljana.
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Scharpf, F. W. (1999) Governing in Europe: Effective and Democratic?. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Topf, R. (1995) Electoral participation, in Klingenmann, H. D., Fuchs, D. (Ed.), Citizens and the State, Oxford University Press, Oxford, p. 27-51.
Verba S. (2001) Political Equality, What is it? Why do we want it? Russel Sage Foundation, Working paper series.
Wagner, M., Johann D. and Kritzinger S. (2012) Voting at 16: Turnout and the quality of vote choice, v: Electoral Studies, št. 31/2012.
Wattenberg, M. P. (2002) Where All the Voters Gone?. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Zagorc, S. (2006) Omejitve pasivne volilne pravice na volitvah poslancev Državnega zbora, v: Zbornik znanstvenih razprav, 66.
Zeglovitz E., Aichholzer J. (2014) Are People More Inclined to Vote at 16 than at 18? Evidence for the First-Time Voting Boost Among 16- to 25-Year-Olds in Austria, Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 24:3, p. 351-361, DOI: 10.1080/17457289.2013.872652.
Zeglovits, E., Zandonella, M. (2013) Political interest of adolescents before and after lowering the voting age: the case of Austria, Journal of Youth Studies, 16(8), p. 1084– 1104.
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Edgar Morin between the Theorization of the Epistemology of Complexity and the Dominance of the Epistemology of Evidence and Clarity as a Model:A Critical Reading of His Atheist Though. (2026). Lex Localis - Journal of Local Self-Government, 540-548. https://doi.org/10.52152/85nybe82
