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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The French absurdist concept of a philosophy or science dedicated to studying what lies beyond the realm of metaphysics, intended as a parody of the methods and theories of modern science and often expressed in nonsensical language.
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- noun An
absurdist philosophy orpseudoscience studying things "beyond"metaphysics
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* Jarry called it 'pataphysics, but I'm dropping his apostrophe here cause pataphysics is poncy enough in its own right without making it more so.
Notes on Strange Fiction: The Pataphysical Quirk Hal Duncan 2008
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* Jarry called it 'pataphysics, but I'm dropping his apostrophe here cause pataphysics is poncy enough in its own right without making it more so.
Archive 2008-08-01 Hal Duncan 2008
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But, going one step further with TOKYO! there is pataphysics, which is the science of imaginary solutions — something none of us can deny participating in.
Buzzine » TOKYO! 2009
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On the back cover of this Davenport collection I came across the term "pataphysics" * for the first time, in a blurb describing Davenport as one of the world's foremost pataphysicians.
Archive 2008-08-01 Hal Duncan 2008
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On the back cover of this Davenport collection I came across the term "pataphysics" * for the first time, in a blurb describing Davenport as one of the world's foremost pataphysicians.
Notes on Strange Fiction: The Pataphysical Quirk Hal Duncan 2008
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Just wondering, though - you gave a bunch of texts using 'pataphysics' in some way, and then anticipated what I was thinking with the comment on pataphysics vs. postmodernism - what would you consider an explicitly postmodern text using pataphysics, as opposed to a modernist like Davenport?
Notes on Strange Fiction: The Pataphysical Quirk Hal Duncan 2008
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French german guest guestreader horror indian irish italian jewish joyce krampf latin american new york new zealander pataphysics peruvian playwright poet polish russian satire scandinavian scifi south american southern soviet spanish spooky student swedish women wonderful youth
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French german guest guestreader horror indian irish italian jewish joyce krampf latin american new york new zealander pataphysics peruvian playwright poet polish russian satire scandinavian scifi south american southern soviet spanish spooky student swedish women wonderful youth
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French german guest guestreader horror indian irish italian jewish joyce krampf latin american new york new zealander pataphysics peruvian playwright poet polish russian satire scandinavian scifi south american southern soviet spanish spooky student swedish women wonderful youth
mollusque commented on the word pataphysics
The science of imaginary solutions; the philosophy of the absurd.
May 11, 2008
asativum commented on the word pataphysics
What Joan studied in her home before an unfortunate encounter with Maxwell Edison.
May 11, 2008
gangerh commented on the word pataphysics
Asativum, I thought she was studying paraphysics. Is that the same thing? Or is my imagination playing absurd tricks with me. Or maybe I'm just being a bit thick and missing some innuendo.
May 11, 2008
vanishedone commented on the word pataphysics
This would be a helpful and informative link if the writing were clearer.
May 11, 2008
asativum commented on the word pataphysics
I'm pretty sure Joan studied pataphysical science in the home, oh, oh, oh.
May 11, 2008
gangerh commented on the word pataphysics
Hey, Asativum, you're right. I've done some pataphysical research. My lyrics book has paraphysical and I found another online. I also found a couple of metaphysical online. So went to the sheet music which says pataphysical and played the track which sings pataphysical. . . science in the home, late night all alone with a test-tube oh oh, oh oh.
May 12, 2008
asativum commented on the word pataphysics
Excellent! Glad to hear it, and another fine case of Wordiesleuthing. (Oh, oh, oh, oh...)
May 12, 2008
mollusque commented on the word pataphysics
See 'pataphysics.
December 14, 2008
ruzuzu commented on the word pataphysics
Also see comment on pataphysical.
September 17, 2018