Malebranche

[ mal-brahnsh ]

/ malˈbrɑ̃ʃ /

noun

Ni·co·las de

[nee-kaw-lah duh] /ni kɔˈlɑ də/,1638–1715, French philosopher.

Example sentences from the Web for malebranche

He was however far more sceptical than Descartes, or even than Malebranche.

Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2 |Henry Hallam
The scepticism of Malebranche is merely ancillary to his mysticism.

Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2 |Henry Hallam
Malebranche believed no less thoroughly than Descartes in the asserted power and fruitfulness of mathematical concepts.

A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' |Norman Kemp Smith
In this admirable perspicuity Descartes was imitated by his disciples Arnaud and Malebranche, especially the former.

Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2 |Henry Hallam

When we have gone so far with Malebranche, we are tempted to ask why he does not follow out his thought to its natural conclusion.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for malebranche

Malebranche

/ (French malbrɑ̃ʃ) /

noun

Nicolas (nikɔlɑ). 1638–1715, French philosopher. Originally a follower of Descartes, he developed the philosophy of occasionalism, esp in De la recherche de la vérité (1674)

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