pataphysics

pa ta phys ics |ˌpätəˈfiziks ˌpɑtəˈfɪzɪks | ▶plural noun [ usu. treated as sing. ] the branch of philosophy that deals with an imaginary realm additional to metaphysics. ORIGIN 1940s: from Greek ta epi ta metaphusika, literally ‘the (works ) imposed on the Metaphysics. ’ The concept was introduced by Alfred Jarry (1873 –1907 ), French writer of the Absurd.

pataphysics

pataphysics |ˌpatəˈfɪzɪks | ▶plural noun [ usu. treated as sing. ] the branch of philosophy that deals with an imaginary realm additional to metaphysics. ORIGIN 1940s: from Greek ta epi ta metaphusika, literally ‘the (works ) imposed on the Metaphysics ’. The concept was introduced by Alfred Jarry (1873 –1907 ), French writer of the Absurd.