Being and Having

Name: Being and Having
Author: Gabriel Marcel

by Gabriel Marcel

Phenomenological inquiry into being as possession and having relationships

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Gabriel Marcel

French Catholic existentialist philosopher and playwright whose Being and Having introduced the distinction between having (possession) and being (participation). He explored themes of fidelity, hope, and presence as alternatives to Sartrean despair. He was also a significant playwright.

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