The Concept of Being-In-Situation
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5148-2026-1-26-37
Abstract
Aim. To reveal and explicate the concept of being-in-situation in the complex of philosophical ideas of the French thinker Gabriel Marcel.
Methodology. A genealogical study of Marcel’s concept of situation in comparative consideration of similar concepts in Jaspers, Heidegger, and Sartre is conducted using the method of systemic and structural analysis and the hermeneutics of original texts. The content of this concept is explicated in the terminology of Gabriel Marcel, and the connection with other categories from the vocabulary of the French thinker is revealed.
Results. The concept of being-in-situation is identified as one of the central concepts within the concept of incarnation as the starting point in the existential philosophy of Gabriel Marcel.
Research implications. The application areas of the concept situation meanings are defined, types of situations are identified, and existential ethical requirements are specified.
About the Author
F. I. Guseynov
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics; Bauman Moscow State Technical University; Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Farid I. Guseinov, Cand. Sci. (Philosophy), Assoc. Prof., Assoc. Prof., at the Department
Department of History and Philosophy; Department of Philosophy; Department of Social Philosophy
Moscow
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