Simon Foucher - Reference

Philosopher, sceptic, and critic, born in Dijon, E France. He studied at the Sorbonne, was a friend of Liebniz, and became one of the principal critics of Descartes and Malebranche. His major work was Dissertation sur la recherche de la vérité (1673).

Simon Foucher (1 March 1644 - 27 April 1696) was a French philosopher born in Dijon. For some years he held the position of honorary canon at Dijon, but this he resigned in order to take up his residence in Paris. In his day Foucher enjoyed considerable reputation as a keen opponent of Malebranche. He revived the old arguments of the Academy, and advanced them with much ingenuity against Malebranches doctrine, Otherwise his scepticism is subordinate to orthodox belief, the fundamental dogmas of the church seeming to him intuitively evident. His writings against Malebranche were collected under the title Dissertations sur la rechercize de la vdrit, 1693.

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