Malebranche
Americannoun
noun
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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
Of the formation of character.—Rules of Malebranche: 1, acts produce habits, and habits produce acts; 2, one can always act against a ruling habit.
From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Janet, Paul
Although Malebranche, fervent catholic that he was, protested against the pantheism of “le misérable Spinoza,” his own system contains the undeveloped germ of this pernicious error.
From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter
Malebranche emphasizes the truth that God does nothing useless: Dieu ne fait rien d'inutile.
From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter
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