1712 Malebranche Search for Truth John Locke Metaphysics Philosophy Imagination

1712 Malebranche Search for Truth John Locke Metaphysics Philosophy Imagination

“Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive.” 

– Nicolas Malebranche

A rare edition of Malebranche’s principal and most important work – “Concerning the Search after Truth”. This book would lay the foundation for all of Malebranche’s philosophical ideas and reputation. He primarily focused on human error and the existence of God within human nature. This edition also includes his “Laws of Communication” and his responses to Regis. This work was written with the sole purpose of generalizing, clarifying, and commenting on God’s miracles and actions toward man.

The book was placed on the Index of Prohibited Books in 1690 after disputes over its contents could not be settled. John Locke is known to have described Malebranche as “an acute and ingenious author” but obviously, not everyone saw his work in such light.

Item number: #20410

Price: $550

MALEBRANCHE, Nicolas

De la recherche de la verité, où l’on traite de la nature de l’esprit de l’homme, & de l’usage qu’il en doit faire pour éviter l’erreur dans les sciences,

A Paris : chez Michel David, 1712.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes in 1 tome
  • 1- [24], 386
  • 2 – [10], 399, [7]
• Provenance:
  • Armorial bookplate – The Right Hon.^ble the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire
    • Henry Bowes Howard, 11th Earl of Suffolk, 4th Earl of Berkshire (1686–1757) was an English peer. After the death of Henry Howard, 6th Earl of Suffolk in 1718, he was appointed Deputy Earl Marshal, an office he held until 1725. He also became Recorder of Lichfield in 1755. Motto: NOUS MAINTIENDRONS
  • Handwritten – Tho^s. Le Marchant, 1734
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~10.25in X 8.25in (26cm x 21cm)

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