Jacques Maritain
Philosopher, Author
1882 – 1973
Who was Jacques Maritain?
Jacques Maritain was a French Catholic philosopher. Raised as a Protestant, he became an agnostic before converting to Catholicism in 1906. An author of more than 60 books, he helped to revive St. Thomas Aquinas for modern times and is a prominent drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Pope Paul VI presented his "Message to Men of Thought and of Science" at the close of Vatican II to Maritain, his long-time friend and mentor. Maritain's interest and works spanned many aspects of philosophy, including aesthetics, political theory, philosophy of science, metaphysics, the nature of education, liturgy and ecclesiology.
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- Born
- Nov 18, 1882
Paris - Also known as
- Маритен, Жак
- Spouses
- Raïssa Maritain
(1904 - )
- Raïssa Maritain
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- Lycée Henri-IV
- Lived in
- Paris
- Died
- Apr 28, 1973
Toulouse
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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