Quote of the day
What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
Nicolas Malebranche
Born: August 6, 1638
Died: October 13, 1715 (aged 77)
Bio: Nicolas Malebranche, Cong. Orat., was a French Oratorian priest and rationalist philosopher. In his works, he sought to synthesize the thought of St.
Known for:
- The search after truth
- Dialogues on metaphysics and on religion
- Philosophical selections
- Treatise on Ethics (1684)
- Recherche de la vérité (1674)