Malebranche

[ mal-brahnsh ]

/ malˈbrɑ̃ʃ /

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noun

Ni·co·las de

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

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How to use Malebranche in a sentence

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."
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
I should like to complain to Father Malebranche about the mice which eat everything here; is that in order?
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X|Various
The same fallacy led Leibnitz to his pre-established harmony, and Malebranche to his occasional causes.
Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic|William Stebbing
On such literary follies Malebranche has made this refined observation.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Isaac D'Israeli

Malebranche's Search after Truth had been translated from the French not long before.
The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers|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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