Published: 2016-11-17

THE NOTION OF A PERSON IN GABRIEL MARCEL’S SPIN AS THE SOURCE OF EDUCATIONAL INSPIRATION

JOLANTA KONKOWSKA
Pedagogical Forum
Section: Topic
https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2015.2.06

Abstract

The article is an attempt to understand what Gabriel Marcel means by a notion of the person. He defines his ideas as concrete philosophy opposed to abstract philosophical thought. His core idea is a human as an incarnated being, who received the flesh body but was also integrated into a certain reality such as a family, tradition, and broadly perceived spiritual heritage. The implication of his philosophy is an appeal to create our own personal humanity by progressing from the desire to possess towards the desire to be and to become the person. Drawing the right conclusions from Marcel’s philosophy brings on significant inspirations for modern pedagogics and education.

Keywords:

the person, incarnation, concrete philosophy, to be and to possess, a problem and a mystery, incarnated being, family, tradition, spiritual heritage

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KONKOWSKA, J. (2016). THE NOTION OF A PERSON IN GABRIEL MARCEL’S SPIN AS THE SOURCE OF EDUCATIONAL INSPIRATION. Pedagogical Forum, 5(2), 95–108. https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2015.2.06

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