{"product_id":"presence-and-immortality","title":"Presence and Immortality","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Gabriel Marcel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe very notion of systematized thought \u003c\/b\u003ehorrified Gabriel Marcel. If the task of philosophy is “to think the existent and actual, it must apply itself not to the construction of a system, but to tracing out the richness and depth of the experience of participation.” In \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePresence and Immortality\u003c\/i\u003e, Marcel brings his philosophy to light as a search, “a finding one’s way,” an endeavor which achieves a profound unity despite the seemingly haphazard nature of its process. The diary excerpts—\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMetaphysical Journals\u003c\/i\u003e—offer a broad overview of the central features of Marcel’s thought and serve as the backdrop for the title essay, which takes up a problem central to the human experience: the death of a loved one. The volume’s concluding element, the unfinished play entitled \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Unfathomable\u003c\/i\u003e, emphasizes the profound connection between drama and philosophy in the mind of Marcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThrough its series of introspective, impressionistic reflections on life and death, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePresence and Immortality\u003c\/i\u003e offers significant insight into the multiform themes and variations of Marcel’s philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGabriel Marcel\u003c\/b\u003e (1889–1973) was a French philosopher and dramatist, a convert to Roman Catholicism, and the most distinguished proponent of Christian existentialism of the twentieth century. His works in English include \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Existence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeing and Having\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Being\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258pp.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1952826696\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100030755183,"sku":"978-1952826696","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--483.jpg?v=1781124635","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/presence-and-immortality","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}