"Nicolas Malebranche,Cong. Orat."@en . . "Philosopher" . . . . . . . . . . "1715-10-13Z"^^ . . . . . . . . "1638-08-06Z"^^ . "1715Z"^^ . . . . . . . . "1638Z"^^ . . "Nicolas Malebranche, Cong. Orat. (French: [nik\u0254l\u0251 malbr\u0251\u0303\u0283]; 6 August 1638 \u2013 13 October 1715), was a French Oratorian priest and rationalist philosopher. In his works, he sought to synthesize the thought of St. Augustine and Descartes, in order to demonstrate the active role of God in every aspect of the world. Malebranche is best known for his doctrines of Vision in God and Occasionalism."@en . "Malebranche, Nicolas"@en . . .