Bautain, Louis

EUGÈNE MARIE, a French philosopher and theologian, and very popular preacher, B. at Paris, 1796. Appointed profe or of Philosophy in the College of Strasburg in 1816, he became Dean of the Faculty of Letters of the same town in 1838, which office he held until 1849. He was afterwards appointed Vicar-General of the diocese of Paris. In 1853 he became Profe or of Moral Theology of the Faculty of Theology, Paris. M. В. received the Cro of the Legion of Honor in 1840. His principal works are, Philosophie -Psycho logie expérimen tale, 1839; Philosophie Morale, 1842; La Morale de P'Evangile comparée à la Morale des Philosophes, 1835; La Religion et la Liberté considérées dans leurs rapports, 1848; Omseils Spirituels, 1858; La Chrétienne de nos jours, 1859; La Conscience ou la règle des actions humaines, 1860; Lettres Spirituel les, 1861; Etude sur l'art de parler en public, 1863. D. 1867.