Gabriel Marcel
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| Born |
7 December 1889 Paris, France |
| Died | 8 October 1973 (aged 83) Paris, France |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School |
Existentialism Existential phenomenology |
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Main interests
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Ontology · Subjectivity · Ethics |
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Notable ideas
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"The Other" (autrui), concrete philosophy (philosophie concrète) |
Gabriel Honoré Marcel (French: [ɡa.bʁi.jɛl ɔ.nɔ.ʁe maʁ.sɛl]; 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. Though often regarded as the first French existentialist, he dissociated himself from figures such as Jean-Paul Sartre, preferring the term 'Philosophy of Existence' to define his own thought. The Mystery of Being is a well-known two-volume work authored by Marcel.
Marcel was born in and died in Paris. His mother Laure Meyer died when he was young and he was brought up by his aunt and father, Henry Marcel. When he was eight he moved to Stockholm for a year where his father was Minister Plenipotentiary.
Marcel completed his DES thesis (diplôme d'études supérieures, roughly equivalent to an MA thesis) and obtained the agrégation in philosophy from the Sorbonne in 1910, at the unusually young age of 20. During the First World War he worked as head of the Information Service, organised by the Red Cross to convey news of injured soldiers to their families. He taught in secondary schools, was a drama critic for various literary journals, and worked as an editor for Plon, the major French Catholic publisher.
Marcel was the son of an agnostic, and was himself an atheist until his conversion to Catholicism in 1929. Marcel was opposed to anti-Semitism and supported reaching out to non-Catholics.
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