Jacques Maritain: An Intellectual ProfileJacques Maritain (1882 1973), one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century, was a preeminent interpreter of the thought of Thomas Aquinas and author of more than fifty books in metaphysics, the philosophy of science, aesthetics, and social and political philosophy. A giant in his field, he combined his Catholic faith and wide ranging intellect to address contemporary issues and the many facets of the human experience. In Jacques