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Malebranchism
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English
Etymology
From en Malebranche -ism.
Pronunciation
en /ˌmalɪˈbɹantʃɪzəm/ RP
en /ˌmæləˈbɹæntʃɪzəm/ GA
măl'ĭ-brăn'chĭ-zəm
Proper noun
The theological-philosophical system of the French philosopher Nicolas Malebranche (1638–1715), based on the doctrine that the mind can not have knowledge or ideas of anything external to itself except in its relation to God.
Related terms
en Malebranchist
References
en eponyms
en Philosophy Theology