Le Mystère de l’être
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Le Mystère de l’être is a major philosophical work by Gabriel Marcel that explores themes of existence, being, and human subjectivity within the tradition of Christian existentialism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Mystère de l’être canonical | 4 |
| Le Mystère de l’Être | 1 |
| mystery of being | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7700141 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Le Mystère de l’être Context triple: [Gabriel Marcel, notableWork, Le Mystère de l’être]
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A.
L’Existence
L’Existence is a philosophical work by French thinker Georges Lacombe that explores the nature and conditions of human existence.
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B.
La Recherche de l’absolu
La Recherche de l’absolu is a novel by Honoré de Balzac that explores obsession, alchemy, and the destructive pursuit of scientific perfection within a bourgeois family.
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C.
The Phenomenon of Man
The Phenomenon of Man is a philosophical and theological work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores human evolution and consciousness within a cosmic, spiritually oriented framework.
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D.
Mirour de l’Omme
Mirour de l’Omme is a lengthy Middle French moral and allegorical poem by John Gower that explores human sin, virtue, and the nature of society.
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E.
La Notion de Conscience
"La Notion de Conscience" is an essay by philosopher and psychologist William James that explores the nature and role of consciousness within his framework of radical empiricism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Le Mystère de l’être Target entity description: Le Mystère de l’être is a major philosophical work by Gabriel Marcel that explores themes of existence, being, and human subjectivity within the tradition of Christian existentialism.
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A.
L’Existence
L’Existence is a philosophical work by French thinker Georges Lacombe that explores the nature and conditions of human existence.
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B.
La Recherche de l’absolu
La Recherche de l’absolu is a novel by Honoré de Balzac that explores obsession, alchemy, and the destructive pursuit of scientific perfection within a bourgeois family.
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C.
The Phenomenon of Man
The Phenomenon of Man is a philosophical and theological work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores human evolution and consciousness within a cosmic, spiritually oriented framework.
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D.
Mirour de l’Omme
Mirour de l’Omme is a lengthy Middle French moral and allegorical poem by John Gower that explores human sin, virtue, and the nature of society.
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E.
La Notion de Conscience
"La Notion de Conscience" is an essay by philosopher and psychologist William James that explores the nature and role of consciousness within his framework of radical empiricism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical work ⓘ |
| addressesConcept |
being-in-situation
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mystery vs problem ⓘ presence ⓘ transcendence of the person ⓘ |
| author | Gabriel Marcel ⓘ |
| authorNationality | French ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gabriel Marcel’s Gifford Lectures ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | abstract rationalism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
faith and reason
ⓘ
finitude and transcendence ⓘ hope and fidelity ⓘ interpersonal relations ⓘ ontological mystery ⓘ relation between being and having ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian existentialism
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Volume I
ⓘ
Volume II ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalApproach | concrete reflection ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered a major work of Gabriel Marcel
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important text in Christian existentialism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
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existentialism ⓘ personalism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian existentialism
ⓘ
being ⓘ existence ⓘ human subjectivity ⓘ |
| movement |
Christian philosophy
ⓘ
existentialism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
availability to the other
ⓘ
incarnate subjectivity ⓘ mystery of being ⓘ
linked to:
Le Mystère de l’être
participation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
metaphysics
ⓘ
philosophical anthropology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
20th-century philosophy
ⓘ
Christian existentialism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Le Mystère de l’être
linked to: Le Mystère de l’être