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Malebranche
[ mal-brahnsh ]
noun
- Ni·co·las de [nee-kaw-, lah, d, uh], 1638–1715, French philosopher.
Malebranche
/ malbrɑ̃ʃ /
noun
- MalebrancheNicolas16381715MFrenchPHILOSOPHY: philosopher 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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Malebranche was right when, speaking on this subject, he said: "I think no more of history than I do of the news of my parish."
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I should like to complain to Father Malebranche about the mice which eat everything here; is that in order?
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The same fallacy led Leibnitz to his pre-established harmony, and Malebranche to his occasional causes.
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On such literary follies Malebranche has made this refined observation.
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Malebranche's Search after Truth had been translated from the French not long before.
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