Nicolas Malebranche
Nicolas Malebranche
Nicolas Malebranche, Cong. Orat., was a French Oratorian priest and rationalist philosopher. In his works, he sought to synthesize 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 and Occasionalism...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth6 August 1638
CountryFrance
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In this connection, faith and experience teach us many truths by means of the short-cut of authority and by the proofs of very pleasant and agreeable feelings.
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I derive nothing whatever from my own nature, nothing from the nature imagined by the philosophers - all comes from God and His decrees.
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All creatures are united to God alone in an immediate union. They depend essentially and directly upon Him. Being all alike equally impotent, they cannot be in reciprocal dependence upon one another.