The Mystery of Being

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The Mystery of Being

work by Marcel

Also known as: “Le Mystère de l’être”

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Gabriel Marcel
Early life, philosophical style, and principal works
…work Mystère de l’être (1951; The Mystery of Being), based on his Gifford Lectures at the University of Aberdeen (1949–50). Other notable works are: Journal métaphysique (1927; Metaphysical Journal); Être et avoir (1935; Being and Having); Du refus à l’invocation (1940; Creative Fidelity); Homo viator: prolégomènes à une métaphysique de…
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…work Mystère de l’être (1951; The Mystery of Being), based on his Gifford Lectures at the University of Aberdeen (1949–50). Other notable works are: Journal métaphysique (1927; Metaphysical Journal); Être et avoir (1935; Being and Having); Du refus à l’invocation (1940; Creative Fidelity); Homo viator: prolégomènes à une métaphysique de…
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Gabriel Marcel
Experience and reflection of Gabriel Marcel
In The Mystery of Being, Marcel noted:
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In The Mystery of Being, Marcel noted:
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existentialism
Methodological issues in existentialism
…(Le Mystère de l’être [1951]; The Mystery of Being)—i.e., of the impossibility of discovering Being through objective or rational analyses or demonstrations. Philosophy should lead humanity up, however, to the point of making possible “the productive illumination of Revelation.”
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…(Le Mystère de l’être [1951]; The Mystery of Being)—i.e., of the impossibility of discovering Being through objective or rational analyses or demonstrations. Philosophy should lead humanity up, however, to the point of making possible “the productive illumination of Revelation.”
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