The Mystery of Being
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The Mystery of Being is a two-volume book of existential philosophy by Gabriel Marcel
. First published in 1951, the book is a collection of Gifford Lectures
given by Marcel while at the University of Aberdeen
between 1949 and 1950.
Gabriel Marcel
Gabriel Honoré Marcel was a French philosopher, a leading Christian existentialist, and author of about 30 plays.He focused on the modern individual's struggle in a technologically dehumanizing society...
. First published in 1951, the book is a collection of Gifford Lectures
Gifford Lectures
The Gifford Lectures were established by the will of Adam Lord Gifford . They were established to "promote and diffuse the study of Natural Theology in the widest sense of the term — in other words, the knowledge of God." The term natural theology as used by Gifford means theology supported...
given by Marcel while at the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
between 1949 and 1950.
External links
- http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/marcel/
- http://www.angelfire.com/md2/timewarp/marcel.html