Jacques Maritain (French: [ʒak maʁitɛ̃]; 18 November 1882 – 28 April 1973) was a French Catholic philosopher and theologian. An author of more than 60 books, he helped to revive Thomas Aquinas …

Dec 5, 1997 · Jacques Maritain (1882–1973), French philosopher and political thinker, was one of the principal exponents of Thomism in the twentieth century and an influential interpreter of the thought …

Jacques Maritain (born Nov. 18, 1882, Paris—died April 28, 1973, Toulouse, Fr.) was a Roman Catholic philosopher, respected both for his interpretation of the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas and for his …

Nov 15, 2023 · Jacques Maritain visiting with Thomas Merton on the grounds of Gethsemani Abbey. Together with Pope John Paul II, Maritain is counted as the greatest Catholic philosopher of the …

Oct 3, 2025 · Maritain produced a Thomism for the modern world, credible to people of goodwill and sound mind. Jason L. A. West has done the English-reading world a remarkable service with his new …

Jacques Maritain (November 18, 1882 – April 28, 1973) was a French Catholic philosopher. He converted to Catholicism and is the author of more than 60 books on a wide variety of philosophical …

Jacques Maritain (French: [ʒak maʁitɛ̃]; 18 November 1882 – 28 April 1973) was a French Catholic philosopher. Raised as a Protestant, he was agnostic before converting to Catholicism in 1906.

Maritain occupied several professorships during his academic career, including posts at Columbia, Notre Dame, and finally Princeton. Widely respected in both Catholic and non-Catholic circles, he helped to …

Sep 28, 2024 · A convert, along with his wife Raïssa, from agnosticism to Catholicism, Maritain wrote extensively on metaphysics, aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, social and political philosophy, and the …

The French philosopher Jacques Maritain was a powerful force in twentieth-century philosophy and cultural life.