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28 april 1973 toulouse , france roman catholic 20th-century philosophy paris , france aristotle Étienne gilson , st. thomas aquinas , charles maurras , jean illich , john haddox , yves simon , yves congar daujat , mortimer j. adler , john f. x. knasas , ivan french philosophy science , metaphysics of religion , political theory , philosophy of 18 november 1882 jacques maritain.jpg jacques maritain
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jacques maritain

jacques maritain -lrb- 18 november 1882 -- 28 april 1973 -rrb- 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 .
