Nicolas Malebranche

The Reverend Nicolas Malebranche CO
Born	(1638-08-06)6 August 1638 Paris, Kingdom of France
Died	13 October 1715(1715-10-13) (aged 77) Paris, Kingdom of France
Education
Alma mater	University of Paris (Collège de la Marche and Collège de Sorbonne)
Philosophical work
Era	17th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Rationalism Cartesianism Augustinianism Occasionalism
Main interests	Metaphysics, epistemology
Notable ideas	Synthesis of the philosophies of St. Augustine and Descartes, occasionalism, ontologism, theodicy, vision in God, intelligible extension

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Nicolas Malebranche CO (/mælˈbrɒnʃ/ mal-BRONSH; French: [nikɔla malbʁɑ̃ʃ];^[1] 6 August 1638 – 13 October 1715) was a French Oratorian^[2] 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.