[mal-brahnsh] /malˈbrɑ̃ʃ/

Nicolas de
[nee-kaw-lah duh] /ni kɔˈlɑ də/ (Show IPA), 1638–1715, French philosopher.
/French malbrɑ̃ʃ/
Nicolas (nikɔlɑ). 1638–1715, French philosopher. Originally a follower of Descartes, he developed the philosophy of occasionalism, esp in De la recherche de la vérité (1674)


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