Time in the Philosophy of Gabriel Marcel

Helen Tattam

MHRA Texts and Dissertations 89

Modern Humanities Research Association

31 January 2013  •  234pp

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Gabriel Marcel (1889-1973) stands outside the traditional canon of twentieth-century French philosophers. Where he is not simply forgotten or overlooked, he is dismissed as a ‘relentlessly unsystematic’ thinker, or, following Jean-Paul Sartre’s lead, labelled a ‘Christian existentialist’ — a label that avoids consideration of Marcel’s work on its own terms. How is one to appreciate Marcel’s contribution, especially when his œuvre appears to be at odds with philosophical convention? Helen Tattam proposes a range of readings, as opposed to one single interpretation: a series of departures or explorations that bring Marcel's work into contact with critical partners such as Henri Bergson, Paul Ricœur and Emmanuel Lévinas and offer insights into a host of twentieth-century philosophical shifts concerning time, the subject, the other, ethics, and religion.

Helen Tattam’s ambitious study is an impressively lucid account of Marcel’s engagement with the problem of time and lived experience, and is her first monograph since the award of her doctorate from the University of Nottingham.

Reviews:

  • ‘Helen Tattam’s Time in the Philosophy of Gabriel Marcel deserves to be read not only by those who find insight and inspiration in Marcel’s work, but by all those interested in the question of time as well as the development of modern French philosophy.’ — Geoffrey Karabin, Modern Language Review 109, 2014, 1089-90 (full text online)
  • ‘Tattam's book provides an excellent introduction to Marcel’s thought.’ — Thomas Pavel, French Studies 68, 2014, 121-22

Contents:

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Front Matter
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Table of Contents
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Acknowledgements
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Chronology of Significant Events and Works
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Abbreviations of Frequently Cited Works
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Introduction: An Unplaced French Philosopher
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Part I: Time and Subjectivity: Chapter 1 Being and Time
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47-78
Chapter 2 Phenomenological Time
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Conclusion To Part I Metaphysics and Presence
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86-118
Part Ii: Time and the Problem of Hermeneutics: Chapter 3 Narrative Time
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119-153
Chapter 4 Marcel’s Theatre: An-Other Time
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154-158
Conclusion To Part Ii Between Ricœur and Lévinas
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160-192
Part Iii: Time and Eternity: Chapter 5 Time and God
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193-196
General Conclusion: Toward What Metaphysics?
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Bibliography
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Bibliography entry:

Tattam, Helen, Time in the Philosophy of Gabriel Marcel, MHRA Texts and Dissertations, 89 (MHRA, 2013)

First footnote reference: 35 Helen Tattam, Time in the Philosophy of Gabriel Marcel, MHRA Texts and Dissertations, 89 (MHRA, 2013), p. 21.

Subsequent footnote reference: 37 Tattam, p. 47.

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Tattam, Helen. 2013. Time in the Philosophy of Gabriel Marcel, MHRA Texts and Dissertations, 89 (MHRA)

Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Tattam 2013: 21).

Example footnote reference: 35 Tattam 2013: 21.

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