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Gabriel Honoré Marcel (7 December 1889 – 8 October 1973) was a French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist. The author of over a dozen books and at least thirty plays, Marcel's work focused on the modern individual's struggle in a technologically dehumanizing society.
Nov 16, 2004 · Gabriel Marcel (1889–1973) was a philosopher, drama critic, playwright and musician. He converted to Catholicism in 1929 and his philosophy was later described as “Christian Existentialism” (most famously in Jean-Paul Sartre’s “Existentialism is a Humanism”) a term he initially endorsed but later repudiated.
- Brian Treanor, Brendan Sweetman
- 2004
Gabriel Marcel (1889—1973) The philosophical approach known as existentialism is commonly recognized for its view that life’s experiences and interactions are meaningless. Many existentialist thinkers are led to conclude that life is only something to be tolerated, and that close or intimate relationships with others should be avoided.
Gabriel Marcel (born December 7, 1889, Paris, France—died October 8, 1973, Paris) was a French philosopher, dramatist, and critic who was associated with the phenomenological and existentialist movements in 20th-century European philosophy.
- Gabriel Marcel
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Gabriel Marcel - Existentialism, Philosophy, Reflection: The foregoing analysis reveals a tension in Marcel’s thought, one that he was aware of and with which he often struggled.
Gabriel Marcel, (born Dec. 7, 1889, Paris, France—died Oct. 8, 1973, Paris), French philosopher, dramatist, and critic. His philosophical works explore aspects of human existence (e.g., trust, fidelity, hope, and despair) which had traditionally been dismissed as unamenable to philosophical consideration.
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Notes to Gabriel (-Honoré) Marcel. 1. Thus, in approaching his philosophy, one could grasp any number of themes and work from that initial thread to the tapestry of Marcel's thought as a whole.
