Philosophy and the Experience of God According to Gabriel Marcel

Abstract

While he is skeptical of the value of rational demonstrations of god's existence, marcel suggests that it is proper for philosophy to deal with nonmystical experiences of god. such experiences, which can be present in any human being whether avowed theist or not, are those which involve an encounter with absolute, unconditional value and/or an assurance of the ultimate goodness of reality. in such experiences, marcel claims, god is encountered mediately, i.e., through man's experience of creatures.