Which philosophical movements were associated with Gabriel Marcel?

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Gabriel Marcel was primarily associated with the phenomenological and existentialist movements in 20th-century European philosophy.1

While he is frequently categorized as a theistic or Christian existentialist, Marcel himself expressed a dislike for this label. He preferred the term "neo-Socratic" to describe his work, as he felt it better captured the dialogical, probing, and often inchoate nature of his philosophical reflections. His approach to religious belief was deeply rooted in the phenomenological method, which he used to explore human experiences such as hope, fidelity, and intersubjective relations.12