Its intellectual foundations were study centres of the Church's social doctrine, the Bolivian Catholic Action and "Integral Humanism" (a centre for the study of the philosophy of Jacques Maritain).

Integral humanism (Maritain), an aspect of Catholic social teaching originally advocated by French philosopher Jacques Maritain as "Integral Christian Humanism".

Jacques Maritain, the French Catholic philosopher and author of over 60 books, advocated what he called "Integral Christian Humanism".

The concept of Integral Humanism has a special place in its ideology, with the party aiming to transform India into a modern, progressive and enlightened nation which draws inspiration from India's ancient Indian culture and values.

Deendayal Research Institute (DRI) was founded in 1972 by Deshmukh to validate the philosophy of Integral Humanism propounded by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya (1916-1968).

Upadhyaya conceived the political philosophy Integral Humanism - the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The philosophy of Integral Humanism advocate the simultaneous and integrated program of the body, mind and intellect and soul of each human being.

Maritain advocated what he called "Integral Humanism."

Carlo Balić's criticism of Maritain's "Integral Humanism," who said:

Integral Humanism, orig.