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4 unusual facts about Nicolas Malebranche


Bemerton

John Norris, rector from 1692 until 1711, a philosopher, poet and theologian whose metaphysics were closely associated with those of Nicolas Malebranche.

James Lewin

Lewin received his doctorate in philosophy with a thesis on the subject of the French idealist pantheist Nicolas Malebranche, and his work is still cited today in philosophical works on this subject.

Nicolas Malebranche

Malebranche also developed an original theory related to preformationism, postulating that each embryo probably contained even smaller embryos ad infinitum, like a Matryoshka doll.

Rival translations of all three of these works were also published by Richard Sault in 1694-95.



see also

Idealism

Charles Bernard Renouvier was the first Frenchman after Nicolas Malebranche to formulate a complete idealistic system, and had a vast influence on the development of French thought.