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Jacques Maritain Philosopher

Jacques Maritain (18 November 1882 – 28 April 1973) 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 was influential in the development and drafting 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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Birth date	November 18, 1882
Birth place	Paris
Date of death	April 28, 1973
Place of death	Toulouse
Era	20th-century philosophy
Main interest	Metaphysics Philosophy of religion Political philosophy Philosophy of science

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