What is another word for malebranche?

Pronunciation: [mˈe͡ɪlbɹant͡ʃ] (IPA)

Synonyms for Malebranche:

What are the hypernyms for Malebranche?

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Usage examples for Malebranche

That Spinoza frequently contradicted himself; that he had not always clear ideas; that in the great wreck of systems, he clung sometimes to one plank, sometimes to another; that in this weakness he was like malebranche, Arnauld, Bossuet, and Claude, who now and then contradicted themselves in their disputes; that he was like numberless metaphysicians and theologians?
"A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 5 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version""
François-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) Commentator: John Morley Tobias Smollett H.G. Leigh
He published a refutation of the systems of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, and malebranche.
"Selected Essays"
Karl Marx
Father malebranche having completed his studies in philosophy and theology without any other intention than devoting himself to some religious order, little expected the celebrity his works acquired for him.
"Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)"
Isaac D'Israeli

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