The Philosophy of Existence

Marcel, Gabriel

ISBN 10: 1949899136 / ISBN 13: 9781949899139

Published by Cluny Media, 2018

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Synopsis:

The Philosophy of Existence, among the first translations into English of the Catholic existentialist Gabriel Marcel, is composed of four distinct essays—“On the Ontological Mystery”; “Existence and Human Freedom”; “Testimony and Existentialism”; and “An Essay in Biography.” Together, the essays articulate the integral elements, constitutive terminology, and characteristic anthropology of Marcel’s philosophy of existence, and describe its marked differences with the atheist existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre, and its subtle—yet crucial—departures from the existentialism of Martin Heidegger and Karl Jaspers.

Provocative and penetrating, The Philosophy of Existence provides an analysis of enduring relevance on modern man and the modern condition, worthy of repeated readings.

About the Author: Gabriel Marcel (1889-1973) was a French philosopher, convert to Roman Catholicism, and the most distinguished proponent of Christian existentialism in the twentieth century. His works in English include Being and Having, The Mystery of Being (in two volumes), and Homo Viator: Introduction to a Metaphysic of Hope.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Philosophy of Existence
Publisher: Cluny Media
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket