According to Gabriel Marcel, a philosopher, man's experience of himself reveals an intimate relation between himself and his body that admits neither gap nor barrier. This means there is no separation or distance between a person and their body; the body is always present with the person wherever they go and whatever they do. Marcel emphasizes that when a person describes themselves, they do so through their bodily attributes, indicating that the self is disclosed through the body. In other words, the experience of self is deeply embodied and inseparable from the physical body
. Furthermore, Marcel acknowledges that man is not merely a body but also possesses mind and will. The unity of body, mind, and spirit is part of the lived experience of the self, illustrating that the self is both embodied and conscious
. This view contrasts with mind–body dualism, which sees mind and body as distinct and separable entities
. Marcel's perspective aligns more with phenomenological approaches that stress the first-person, embodied experience of selfhood, where the body is not an object separate from the self but integral to the self's experience and existence
. Thus, according to Marcel, man's experience shows an intimate, inseparable relationship between self and body, rejecting any notion of a gap or barrier between them
