Tags: Philosopher.
Étienne Émile Marie Boutroux (French: [butʁu]; July 28 1845 – November 22 1921) was an eminent 19th century French philosopher of science and religion and an historian of philosophy. He was a firm opponent of materialism in science. He was a spiritual philosopher who defended the idea that religion and science are compatible at a time when the power of science was rising inexorably. His work is overshadowed in the English-speaking world by that of the more celebrated Henri Bergson.
