The Cambridge Companion to Malebranche (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052162729X ISBN 13: 9780521627290

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

The French philosopher and theologian Nicolas Malebranche was one of the most important thinkers of the early modern period. A bold and unorthodox thinker, he tried to synthesize the new philosophy of Descartes with religious Platonism. This is the first collection of essays to address Malebranche's thought comprehensively and systematically. There are chapters devoted to Malebranche's metaphysics, his doctrine of the soul, his epistemology, the celebrated debate with Arnauld, his philosophical method, his occasionalism and theory of causality, his philosophical theology, his account of freedom, his moral philosophy, and his intellectual legacy.

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Review:

'This volume is an outstanding contribution to the history of philosophy: it illuminates Malebranche's doctrines for new readers and offers insights that will intrigue specialists.' The Philosophical Quarterly

Book Description:

The French philosopher and theologian Nicolas Malebranche was one of the most important thinkers of the early modern period. He tried to synthesize the new philosophy of Descartes with religious Platonism. This is the first collection of essays to address Malebranche's thought comprehensively and systematically.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 052162729X
• ISBN 13: 9780521627290
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 332
• Editor: Nadler Steven