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Jacques Maritain

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Philosopher

The Resume

    (November 18, 1882-April 28, 1973)
    Wrote 'Man and the State,' 'The Degrees of Knowledge,' 'Natural Law: Reflections on Theory and Practice,' 'Person and the Common Good' and 'Education at the Crossroads'

Why he might be annoying:

    In 1901, he and his future wife, Raissa Oumansof, vowed to commit suicide in one year if they did find a meaning to life.
    They gave up all thoughts of suicide after reading the works of Henri Bergson.
    They later abandoned Bergson in favor of Catholicism and St. Thomas Aquinas.
    He believed that Aquinas was right on just about everything and that the majority of subsequent philosophy was in error because it gave priority to epistemology rather than metaphysics.
    Although he was a social crusader, he would abandon a cause if the Catholic Church spoke out against it.
    Following Raissa's death, he moved in with a religious order known as 'The Little Brothers of Jesus.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He served in the first World War.
    Despite the fact that he had a conservative religious outlook, he supported liberal politics and saw them as being the natural outgrowth of his faith.
    Although he lived in the U.S. during World War II, he recorded broadcasts for Vichy France and took part in the U.S. program, 'The Voice of America.'
    He served as the French ambassador to the Vatican from 1944-1948.
    He worked alongside Eleanor Roosevelt in drafting the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
    He and Raissa were married for 57 years until her death.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 31 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 65 Votes: 70.77% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 93 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 169 Votes: 65.09% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 231 Votes: 55.41% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 259 Votes: 57.53% Annoying