Nicolas Malebranche was not only a priest, but also a..?
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Nicolas Malebranche was a French priest and a rationalistic philosopher. He is known for his doctrine of occasionalism, which states that all events are caused by God directly, rather than by the actions of physical objects. Malebranche's philosophy was influenced by the work of René Descartes and other rationalists. He also drew on the ideas of the medieval theologian John Duns Scotus.
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