Joseph Maréchal
Joseph Maréchal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 July 1878 |
| Died | 11 December 1944 (aged 66) Leuven, Belgium |
| Education | |
| Education | Catholic University of Leuven (1901–1905; D.Sc., 1905) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Transcendental Thomism |
| Main interests | Metaphysics, philosophical theology |
| Notable ideas | Introducing transcendental Thomism |
Joseph Maréchal, SJ (French: [maʁeʃal]; 1 July 1878 – 11 December 1944) was a Belgian Jesuit priest, philosopher, theologian and psychologist. He taught at the Higher Institute of Philosophy of the University of Leuven and was the founder of the school of thought called transcendental Thomism, which attempted to merge the theological and philosophical thought of St. Thomas Aquinas with that of Immanuel Kant.