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Malebranche: The Search after Truth

With Elucidations of The Search after Truth

Nicolas Malebranche author Thomas M Lennon editor Paul J Olscamp editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:1st May '97

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Distinguished translation of the major work by a figure of crucial importance to the Enlightenment.

Malebranche is now recognised as a major figure in the history of philosophy, occupying a crucial place in the Rationalist tradition of Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz. This volume presents The Search after Truth and the Elucidations which accompanied its third edition; together they constitute a complete expression of his mature thought.Nicolas Malebranche is now recognised as a major figure in the history of philosophy, occupying a crucial place in the Rationalist tradition of Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz. The Search after Truth is his first, longest and most important work; this volume also presents the Elucidations which accompanied its third edition, the result of comments that Malebranche solicited on the original work and an important repository of his theories of ideas and causation. Together, the two texts constitute the complete expression of his mature thought, and are written in his subtle, argumentative and thoroughly readable style. They are presented in the distinguished translations by Thomas M. Lennon and Paul J. Olscamp, together with a historical introduction, a chronology of Malebranche's life, and useful notes on further reading.

"...I would like to emphasize again the great value that this volume represents to students and historians of philosophy primarily working in the English language. The translations are in a fluent style, the formatting of the book utilizes a pleasing layout, and...the editor has supplied a good store of scholarly help to go on." Thomas Heyd, Dialogue

ISBN: 9780521580045

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 41mm

Weight: 1190g

824 pages