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Malebranche

American  
[mal-brahnsh] / malˈbrɑ̃ʃ /

noun

  1. Nicolas de 1638–1715, French philosopher.


Malebranche British  
/ malbrɑ̃ʃ /

noun

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Start by just listening and acknowledging what’s going on,” said Dr. David Malebranche, an internal medicine doctor.

From Slate Jan. 16, 2021

Dr. David Malebranche of Emory University School of Medicine treats HIV/AIDS patients from a predominately black neighborhood in Atlanta.

From Reuters Jul. 23, 2012

Nevertheless, Malebranche also appears there, especially in the fourth chapter, on the nature of ideas, and he predominates in all the metaphysical portions of the first part.

From Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good by Cousin, Victor

Bossuet would willingly have undertaken, as Malebranche actually undertook, to make an intelligent Chinaman accept all his ideas, if only he could be induced to lend them his attention.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

This condition is rarer than many surgeons admit, but it does occur, as witness the cases of Vico, Malebranche, and Clement VI.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.

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