Implications of the complex thought for the scientific research

Abstract

This lesson proposes some connections between Morin’s thought and end the practice of the scientific research. Complex thought has influenced the comprehension of some of the most important phenomena of our times, but specially, on the comprehension of the relation between our structures, or cognitive models, and the possibility of approach us to the less linear and determinist views of reality. The relation explained by Morin between cognitive structures and knowledge of the world suggests some challenges for the practice of the research. The author divides his lesson in three parts: the complexity in science, the relation between complexity and knowledge, and the last part derives some implications for the practice of the scientific research.