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Nicolas Malebranche (Author), Nicholas Jolley (Editor), David Scott (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 332 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press (1 May 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0521574358
  • ISBN-13: 978-0521574358
  • Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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"For those wishing to learn more about [Malebrance] thought, this volume is the place to start." Donald Rutherford, Religious Studies Review

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Malebranche's Dialogues on Metaphysics and on Religion is in many ways the best introduction to his thought, and provides the most systematic exposition of his philosophy as a whole. In it, he presents clear and comprehensive statements of his two best-known contributions to metaphysics and epistemology, namely, the doctrines of occasionalism and vision in God; he also states his views on such central issues as self-knowledge, the existence of the external world and the problem of theodicy. His skilful handling of the dialogue form enables the reader to see how he responds to objections made to his earlier work The Search after Truth. This edition presents a translation of the text which is clear, readable and more accurate than any of its predecessors, together with an introduction that analyses Malebranche's central teachings and explains the importance of the Dialogues in the context of seventeenth-century philosophy.
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The Search After Truth may (I stress may) be a better book, and is certainly usually considered to be Malebranche's masterpiece, but this is simply the best introduction to Malebranche's system.

And you should read about Malebranche's system, since it was held in very high regard during the Seventeenth Century, although it fell into disregard afterwards. It had a big impact on Leibniz, so for that reason alone it should be studied. But it's also quite entertaining to study since it is, to be blunt, one of the looniest systems ever put forward by a major philosopher. The two main elements are that we see everything in God (leading Malebranche to assert that our eyes have nothing to do with sight), and that God directly causes everything (including everything you ever do - God personally reaches down from heaven and makes it happen). I'll let those speak for themselves.

While the Search After Truth is long and rambling, this is short and concise, and Malebranche is surprisingly good at the dialogue form, so it's really a fairly quick and pleasant read. If you're just looking to know what Malebranche's system was all about, then it's not even neccessary to read the Search if you've read this.

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