Louis de La Forge
Encyclopedia
Louis de La Forge was a French philosopher who in his Tractatus de mente humana (Traité de l'esprit de l'homme, 1664) expounded a doctrine of occasionalism
. He was a friend of Descartes, and one of the most able interpreters of Cartesianism
Occasionalism
Occasionalism is a philosophical theory about causation which says that created substances cannot be efficient causes of events. Instead, all events are taken to be caused directly by God...
. He was a friend of Descartes, and one of the most able interpreters of Cartesianism
External links
- Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy: "Louis de La Forge" -- by Desmon Clarke.