Concept

'Pataphysics

Overview

'Pataphysics (French: 'pataphysique) is a sardonic "philosophy of science" invented by French writer Alfred Jarry (1873–1907) intended to be a parody of science. Difficult to be simply defined or pinned down, it has been described as the "science of imaginary solutions".

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Philosophers who discussed 'Pataphysics

• Jean Baudrillard
• Umberto Eco

Related ideas

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• Eugène Ionesco
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Place in the tradition

Part of Existentialism.

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