Nicolas Malebranche
French philosopher
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French priest-philosopher who spent his career merging Augustine and Descartes into one big "God does everything" argument. Vision in God, occasionalism, ontologism—pick your doctrine, he had a system for it.
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Nicolas Malebranche was a French Oratorian Catholic priest and rationalist philosopher. In his works, he sought to synthesise the thought of St. Augustine and Descartes, in order to demonstrate the active role of God in every aspect of the world. Malebranche is best known for his doctrines of vision in God, occasionalism and ontologism.
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