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When the pessimist Besme says in La Ville that nothing is, he means precisely this, that there is no experience that withstands the analytical test.
— Gabriel Marcel
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About Gabriel Marcel
Gabriel Honoré Marcel (7 December 1889 – 8 October 1973) was a French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist.
About Gabriel Marcel
Gabriel Honoré Marcel (7 December 1889 – 8 October 1973) was a French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist.
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