1. Jean Daujat was a French philosopher of neo-Thomism, a disciple of Jacques Maritain, and the founder of the Centre d'etudes religieuses, the Center for Religious Studies, specializing in teaching Christian doctrine.
13 Facts About Jean Daujat
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Jean Daujat was born on 27 October 1906, in Paris to parents who were non-practicing believers.
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Jean Daujat obtained a BA in philosophy, with honors in mathematics.
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In September 1923, Jean Daujat entered Lycee Janson-de-Sailly where he studied mathematics.
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Jean Daujat discovered the philosophy of Jacques Maritain, who greatly influenced his own work.
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In 1926, Jean Daujat entered the Ecole Normale Superieure to study science.
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Jean Daujat dedicated a book to Ghika some fifty years later, as well as Father Garrigou-Lagrange.
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In 1930 Jean Daujat married Danish painter Sonia Hansen, a talented portraitist and landscape painter.
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In 1931, Jean Daujat began teaching himself at the Centre d'etudes religieuses, supported by Cardinal Verdier.
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Jean Daujat begins to write a treatise on theology and spirituality, The Supernatural Life, which appeared in 1938 with a preface by Archbishop Beaussart and Father Garrigou-Lagrange.
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Jean Daujat wrote for several magazines like The New Man or The Catholic France.
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Jean Daujat published over thirty books, some of which were translated into several languages.
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Jean Daujat published two books on the philosophy of science: Modern Physics and Traditional Philosophy.