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The Cambridge Companion to Malebranche
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
The Cambridge Companion to Malebranche
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Steven Nadler
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Series | Cambridge Companions to Philosophy |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:332 | Dimensions(mm): Height 237,Width 157 |
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Category/Genre | Western philosophy - c 1600 to c 1900 |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521622127
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Classifications | Dewey:194 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
3 July 2000 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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
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