幾き何か学がく的てき精せい神しん

noun

geometrical spirit (Pascal)

A philosophical term from Pascal, referring to a mode of thought that proceeds from clear, simple principles through logical deduction, as in geometry. Used in discussions of Pascal's distinction between the 'geometrical spirit' and the 'spirit of finesse'.

• パスカルは『パンセ』で幾き何か学がく的てき精せい神しんと繊せん細さいの精せい神しんを対たい比ひさせた。

  Pascal contrasted the geometrical spirit with the spirit of finesse in his 'Pensées'.