pataphysics.
An absurdist philosophy or pseudoscience studying things "beyond" metaphysics.
Meaning & usage
An absurdist philosophy or pseudoscience studying things "beyond" metaphysics.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French pataphysique, where it was coined by author Alfred Jarry from a pun deriving from the Ancient Greek title of a work by Aristotle; see pataphysique for more.
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