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The core message of his opening argument is that (paraphrasing Rabelais), or specifically, that science without reflection is "mutilated and mutilating". Key Themes on Page 1 and the Introduction

: He calls for the development of a "meta-science" or a "science of science"—an effort that requires scientists to interrogate their own ideological structures and socio-cultural roots. Page 1 EDGAR MORIN Science e aVCC COIlSC16211Ce...

Morin introduces the idea that we must move toward , which refuses to reduce reality to simple parts or polarities (like "nature vs. culture"). Instead, it seeks to reconnect dispersed knowledge and integrate the humanistic and scientific cultures. The core message of his opening argument is

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: Morin points out that we lack a "science of things of the mind" (noology) that could examine how ideas organize and defend themselves within systems.