The Philosophy of Gabriel Marcel

absolute abstraction actual affirmation agent intellect appeal Ariadne aseity assertion assurance authentic autonomous become blinded intuition body Chartrain communion conceive conception concrete approaches concrete philosophy consciousness creation creative datum Descartes despair distinction E. M. Forster epistemological essence eternal existence existential existentialist experience expression faith feel fidelity Fordham University freedom Gabriel Marcel hope human humility Ibid idea incarnate intellectual intelligibility intersubjectivity Karl Jaspers kind knowledge logical Marcel's drama Marcel's plays Marcel's thought Maurice Blondel meaning mind nature non-objectifiable notion object objectified ontological exigence Paris participation Paul Ricoeur person phenomenology philosophy plenitude possess possible predicate presence primary reflection problem problematic pure question reality realm recognize regard revealed secondary reflection seems sense simply singular situation soul spirit things Thomist thou tion trans transcendent Troisfontaines truth ultimate unity word