What inspired the occasionalist theory embraced by the 17th century Cartesians? We find out from a leading specialist on the topic.
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Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps". www.historyofphilosophy.net
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Folge vom 05.04.2026HoP 490 Steven Nadler on Occasionalism
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Folge vom 22.03.2026HoP 489 All Power to Him: Malebranche and OccasionalismWhat led Malebranche to his notorious view that all bodily motions and thoughts are caused by God, with created things serving only as “occasions” for divine action?
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Folge vom 08.03.2026HoP 488 No Particular Reason: Nicolas MalebrancheWe begin to explore Malebranche’s controversial development of Cartesian philosophy by looking at his theodicy.
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Folge vom 22.02.2026HoP 487 Showing Good Judgment: The Port Royal LogicAntoine Arnauld and Pierre Nicole update the study of logic to take account of the ideas of Descartes.