{"id":829695,"date":"2026-10-10T01:06:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T23:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/edgar-morin-and-jean-monnet-an-imaginary-posthumous-dialogue\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T01:06:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T23:06:53","slug":"edgar-morin-and-jean-monnet-an-imaginary-posthumous-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/institutjeanmonnet.eu\/en\/edgar-morin-and-jean-monnet-an-imaginary-posthumous-dialogue\/","title":{"rendered":"Edgar Morin and Jean Monnet: An Imaginary Posthumous Dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-block-type=\"core\">Following the passing of Edgar Morin on May 29, 2026, Jean-Marc Lieberherr paid tribute to the great European thinker in an original way: an imaginary posthumous dialogue between Edgar Morin and Jean Monnet.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-block-type=\"core\">Seated around a table, the two men discuss Europe, identity, peace, and the need to build solidarity. A dialogue between two Europeans who may have crossed paths during their lifetimes, and whose reflections still resonate with the challenges of today.<br\/><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-ad40131\" data-block-id=\"ad40131\"><style>.stk-ad40131 {height:24px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8f5e8\" data-block-type=\"core\">\ud83d\udce2 Somewhere outside of time, two men, a table, two glasses\u2026<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8f5e8\" data-block-type=\"core\">MONNET \u2013 Welcome, Edgar. You see, all roads lead to \u201cParadis\u201d\u2014that\u2019s the name we give to the Cognac cellars where we store our finest eaux-de-vie. Even if it took you a while to get here! Try this nectar\u2026<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8f5e8\" data-block-type=\"core\">MORIN \u2014 Thanks, Jean. I wasn\u2019t in a hurry\u2026 I\u2019ll leave the cognac to you; I\u2019ll pair it with a red from Languedoc.  I\u2019m a man of the Mediterranean!<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8f5e8\" data-block-type=\"core\">MONNET \u2014 I know exactly how you feel. My father was a cognac merchant. I left home at 16 to travel the world, but I always came back to Charente.  In Cognac, we know how to wait. It\u2019s the only way to make a good product.  I\u2019ve applied that lesson my whole life.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8f5e8\" data-block-type=\"core\">MORIN \u2013 And yet, we\u2019ve both been called \u201ccosmopolitan stateless people.\u201d How ironic! The fact is, human identity is complex and doesn\u2019t lend itself well to simplistic generalizations.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8f5e8\" data-block-type=\"core\">MONNET \u2013 I know a thing or two about that. Cognac has always been a constant in my life. I devoted myself to defending France during both world wars and to its reconstruction afterward. I realized that France without Europe would be nothing, and that Europe could make a vital contribution to the world.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8f5e8\" data-block-type=\"core\">MORIN \u2013 What you\u2019re describing is essential, Jean. Identities don\u2019t cancel each other out; they complement and enrich one another. You\u2019re a man of action, but I wonder if you aren\u2019t also a bit of a philosopher\u2026   But I\u2019d go even further: while unity is lived, it is also conceived. Peoples need narratives, symbols, and an awareness of who they are.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8f5e8\" data-block-type=\"core\">MONNET \u2013 Do you think I have failed in this regard?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8f5e8\" data-block-type=\"core\">MORIN &#8211; Not at all. You did what you knew how to do. Creating de facto solidarity meant laying the material groundwork for the encounter. But I must admit that I have sometimes feared that Europe would become nothing more than a market, nothing more than a currency\u2014a mechanism without self-awareness.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8f5e8\" data-block-type=\"core\">MONNET \u2013 You know, when you want to bring about change, you sometimes have to be ahead of your time.  Europe is a peaceful revolution that is still in its infancy.  But I understand your concern, and I share it. We must explain again and again why Europe is a necessity, why it is the only framework within which France can truly be itself. The alternative is decline.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8f5e8\" data-block-type=\"core\">MORIN \u2013 You\u2019re speaking in economic terms again\u2014that\u2019s so typical of you, Jean. And even though you\u2019ve been out of the business world for a long time, you\u2019re addressing a very real concern today.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8f5e8\" data-block-type=\"core\">MONNET \u2013 I\u2019m afraid so, unfortunately, and I\u2019ve also heard that war is raging once again. Let\u2019s save that for another time. For today, let\u2019s finish our drinks\u2014it\u2019s often cold at the Panth\u00e9on, as you\u2019ll see\u2014a little something to warm us up won\u2019t hurt.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8f5e8\" data-block-type=\"core\">MORIN \u2013 The Pantheon? 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