1636 – 1711
François Lamy (1636–1711) was a French Benedictine monk and Cartesian philosopher who engaged critically with Malebranche's occasionalism while developing his own account of self-knowledge and the soul. He participated in the major theological controversies of late seventeenth-century France, including disputes over religious authority, toleration, and the grounds on which institutional churches could exercise coercive power.
Authored De la connaissance de soi-même (1694–1698), a six-volume introspective philosophical treatise
Engaged in sustained critique of Malebranche's occasionalism from within the Cartesian tradition
Contributed to debates on religious toleration and the limits of ecclesiastical coercion
Applied Cartesian method to moral and spiritual self-examination within a monastic framework