MALEBRANCHE, NICOLAS

nēkôläˈ mälbräNshˈ, 1638–1715, French philosopher. Malebranche's philosophy is a highly original synthesis of Cartesian and Augustinian thought. Its purpose was to reconcile the new science with Christian theology. Beginning with Descartes's dualism between mind and body, Malebranche developed a theory called occasionalism, which denied any interaction of the two realms. To Malebranche, the eternal truths are contained in the divine intellect, and scientific knowledge is possible only because the soul is part of the divine intellect. He summarized his beliefs in his famous assertion that we see all things in God, a statement that led to an extended controversy with the theologian Antoine Arnauld. The philosophy of Malebranche influenced such diverse minds as Leibniz, Berkeley, and John Norris. His chief works are De la recherche de la vérité (1674; tr. The Search for Truth, 1694) and Traité de la nature et de la grâce (1680).

See studies by M. E. Hobart (1982) and C. J. McCracken (1983).

____________________

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright© 2004, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.

-29819-

Top...
Search the Library
Books
Journals
Magazines
Newspapers
Encyclopedia
Advanced Search
About Questia
Questia is the world's largest online academic library offering full-text books, journals, and articles on thousands of topics.

Join Now...
Questia Books and Articles on: Malebranche Nicolas
We found: 405 results
By media type:
 

Books:

 

382  

 

Journal articles:

 

18  

 

Magazine articles:

 

1  

 

Newspaper articles:

 

0  

 

Encyclopedia articles:

 

4  

Research Topics on: Malebranche Nicolas

 List All Topics    
Nicolas Malebranche
 

books on: Malebranche Nicolas  - 382 results

       More book Results: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>  
 
1.
The Philosophy of Malebranche: A Study of His Integration of Faith, Reason, and Experimental Observation
Book by Beatrice K. Rome; H. Regnery Co., 1963
Subjects: Knowledge, Theory of, Malebranche, Nicolas--1638-1715
...Blampignon, Labbe E. A. Etude sur Malebranche dapres des documents manuscrits...LAnti-carte sianisme de Malebranche Boileau, Nicolas. LArt poetique. Paris, 1674...Emile. " LIntellectualisme de Malebranche. " Revue de metaphysique et...
2.
The Light of the Soul: Theories of Ideas in Leibniz, Malebranche, and Descartes
Book by Nicholas Jolley; Clarendon Press, 1998
Subjects: Descartes, Rene--1596-1650--Contributions in theory of ideas, Idea (Philosophy)--History--17th century, Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm--Freiherr von--1646-1716--Contributions in theory of ideas, Malebranche, Nicolas--1638-1715--Contributions in theory of ideas
...1985 . D W. Doney trans. , Nicolas Malebranche: Entretiens sur la Metaphysique...ed. , OEuvres completes de Malebranche 20 vols., Paris, 1958-67...1973 . R A. Robinet ed. , Malebranche et Leibniz: Relations person...
3.
Malebranche
Book by Andrew Pyle; Routledge, 2002
...volumes of Malebranche, but a line of Malebranche contains more subtlety, imagination...Voltaire dismisses the unfortunate Malebranche in a single paragraph of the Siecle de Louis XIV : MALEBRANCHE (Nicolas), born at Paris in 1638, Oratorian...
4.
Malebranche's Theory of the Soul: A Cartesian Interpretation
Book by Tad M. Schmaltz; Oxford University Press, 1996
Subjects: Descartes, Rene--1596-1650--Influence, Malebranche, Nicolas--1638-1715--Contributions in doctrine of the soul, Philosophy of mind, Soul
...difference, however. Whereas Malebranche held that the perception of...Cartesian member of the Oratory, Nicolas Poisson see p. 76 of this...Clerselier showed the manuscript to Malebranche as well AT X 352 . This suggestion...fact that several remarks in Malebranche Recherche are linked to passages...
5.
Treatise on Nature and Grace
Book by Nicolas Malebranche, Patrick Riley; Clarendon Press, 1992
Subjects: God--Will--Early Works To 1800, Grace (Theology)--Early Works To 1800, Nature--Religious Aspects--Christianity--Early Works To 1800
...revocation of Edict of Nantes 84 -5; and Malebranche xi Lovejoy, A. O.: The Great Chain...Bossuet 71 -2 McCracken, Charles J.: Malebranche and British Philosophy 218 MALEBRANCHE, NICOLAS: accused of ruining Providence by Jurieu...
More book Results: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Top...
 

journal articles on: Malebranche Nicolas  - 18 results

       More journal Results: 1-10 11-18 >>  
 
1.
Fafara, Richard J. the Malebranche Moment: Selections from the Letters of Etienne Gilson & Henri Gouhier (1920-1936)
Journal article by Peter A. Redpath; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 62, 2009
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Malebranche Moment: Selections from the Letters of Etienne Gilson and Henri Gouhier, 1920-1936 (Collection)--Book reviews
...Richard J. Fafaras The Malebranche Moment: Selections from the...is "Gilsons Student Essay on Malebranche" with Sorbonne Professor Victor...the great French philosopher Nicolas Malebranche, the subject of Gouhiers classic...
2.
Philosophy: Vol. 83, No. 3, July 2008
Journal article; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 62, 2008
Subjects: Descartes, Rene (French philosopher)--Criticism and interpretation, Hope--Religious aspects, Hume, David--Criticism and interpretation, Kant, Immanuel--Criticism and interpretation, Malebranche, Nicolas--Criticism and interpretation, Philosophers--Criticism and interpretation, Philosophy (Periodical), Rationalism--Analysis
...article examines this aspect of his thought. Hume, Malebranche and "Rationalism," P. J. E. KAIL Traditionally...engagement with a canonical rationalist is with Nicolas Malebranche. The author shows that the fundamental differences...
3.
Journal of the History of Philosophy: Vol. 46, No. 4, October 2008
Journal article; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 62, 2008
Subjects: Arnauld, Antoine--Criticism and interpretation, Cartesianism--Analysis, Desgabets, Robert--Criticism and interpretation, Journal of the History of Philosophy (Periodical), Malebranche, Nicolas--Criticism and interpretation, Philosophers--Criticism and interpretation, Theologians--Criticism and interpretation
...antiempiricist reasoning in Descartes, Malebranche, and Arnauld. Moreover, throughout...guided by wisdom (much as the God of Malebranche and Leibniz acts), albeit by a wisdom...impenetrable to us. Arnaulds objections to Malebranche are directed not only at the claim that...
4.
Yves De Monteheuil: Action, Justice, and the Kingdom in Spiritual Resistance to Nazism
Journal article by David Grummet; Theological Studies, Vol. 68, 2007
Subjects: Catholic theology--Analysis, National socialism--Analysis, Theology, Catholic--Analysis
...accessed May 14, 2007). (5) Nicolas Malebranche, "Illustration," in Treatise...1992) 195-204. (6) Nicolas Malebranche, Treatise on Ethics, trans...Kluwer, 1993). (7) Nicolas Malebranche, Oeuvres cornpletes, vol...
5.
Plastic Surgery for the Monadology: Leibniz Via Heidegger
Journal article by Graham Harman; Cultural Studies Review, Vol. 17, 2011
Subjects: Metaphysics, Philosophy, Theory
...Hume but never the medieval Malebranche. Indirect causation first appears...Cordemoy (1626-1684) and Nicolas Malebranche (1638- 1715) and this rebirth...who is known to have read Malebranche intensely in his youth) Levinas...
More journal Results: 1-10 11-18 >>

Top...
 

magazine articles on: Malebranche Nicolas  - 1 result

 
 
1.
Political Theologies
Magazine article by Richard Neuhaus; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, December 2004
Subjects: Authors--Works, Bell, Daniel M., Jr.--Works, Writers--Works
...justice: the divine rapports of Malebranche and Cudworth. A shared overarching...power. <br/> Ah yes, Malebranche and Cudworth. Of course. It...century "occasionalism" of Nicolas Malebranche and the insights of the Cambridge...


Top...
 

encyclopedia articles on: Malebranche Nicolas  - 4 results

 
 
1.
Malebranche, Nicolas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MALEBRANCHE, NICOLAS nekola malbraNsh , 1638 1715, French...Descartess dualism between mind and body, Malebranche developed a theory called occasionalism...interaction of the two realms. To Malebranche, the eternal truths are contained...
2.
Descartes, RenÉ
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the relation of body and soul, of matter and mind. From this came the doctrine of occasionalism , developed by Nicolas Malebranche and Arnold Geulincx . Major Contributions to Science In science, Descartes discarded tradition and to an extent...
3.
Occasionalism
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...theories of causality. Occasionalism gained currency in the West in the 17th cent., when Arnold Geulincx and Nicolas Malebranche developed theories to resolve the problem of interaction in general, and of that between mind (immaterial) and...
4.
Metaphysics
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Aristotles metaphysical system. In the 17th cent. the great rationalistic systems of Rene Descartes, Baruch Spinoza, Nicolas Malebranche, and G. W. von Leibniz were developed. They were followed in the 18th cent. by Immanuel Kants critical philosophy...


Top...
 About Questia   ::   Privacy   ::   Contact