''The Mystery of Being'' () is a two-volume book of

existential philosophy Existentialism is a family of philosophical views and inquiry that explore the human individual's struggle to lead an authentic life despite the apparent absurdity or incomprehensibility of existence. In examining meaning, purpose, and value ...

Gabriel Marcel Gabriel Honoré Marcel (7 December 1889 – 8 October 1973) was a French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist. The author of over a dozen books and at least thirty plays, Marcel's work focused on the moder ...

. The two volumes are, "Reflection and Mystery" and "Faith and Reality".Blackham, H. J. ''Six Existentialist Thinkers''. Routledge, 1991, p. 171. First published in 1951, the book is a collection of

Gifford Lectures The Gifford Lectures () are an annual series of lectures which were established in 1887 by the will of Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford at the four ancient universities of Scotland: St Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. Their purpose is to "pro ...

given by Marcel while at the

University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen (abbreviated ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; ) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was founded in 1495 when William Elphinstone, Bis ...

between 1949 and 1950.

References

External links

* http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/marcel/ * https://www.angelfire.com/md2/timewarp/marcel.html 1951 non-fiction books Books by Gabriel Marcel Existentialist books French non-fiction books Gifford Lectures books {{philo-book-stub