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Maurice Blondel (2 November 1861 – 4 June 1949) was a French philosopher whose most influential works notably L’Action aimed at establishing the correct relationship between autonomous philosophical reasoning and Christianity.Blondel was born in Dijon in 1861. He came from a family who were traditionally connected to the legal profession but chose early in life to follow a career in philosophy. In 1881 he gained admission to the École Normale Supérieure of Paris.