The Cambridge Companion to Malebranche

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Cambridge Companion to Malebranche
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Steven Nadler
SeriesCambridge Companions to Philosophy
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:332
Dimensions(mm): Height 237,Width 157
Category/GenreWestern philosophy - c 1600 to c 1900
ISBN/Barcode 9780521622127
ClassificationsDewey:194
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 3 July 2000
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The French philosopher and theologian Nicholas 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 the religious Platonism of St. Augustine. 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.

Reviews

'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