Collège de ’Pataphysique
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Collège de ’Pataphysique is a French avant-garde scholarly society devoted to the study and celebration of pataphysics, the absurdist “science of imaginary solutions” inspired by Alfred Jarry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Collège de ’Pataphysique canonical | 1 |
| Pataphysics | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7012243 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Collège de ’Pataphysique Context triple: [André Gide, memberOf, Collège de ’Pataphysique]
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L’Esprit Nouveau
L’Esprit Nouveau was an influential early 20th-century avant-garde magazine co-founded by Le Corbusier that promoted modernist ideas in art, architecture, and design.
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Petit Envers du Plan
Petit Envers du Plan is a popular off-piste variant of the Vallée Blanche in the Mont Blanc massif, known for its steeper, more technical glacial terrain and crevasse navigation.
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Sens et non-sens
Sens et non-sens is a collection of philosophical essays by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that explores themes of perception, art, politics, and meaning within the framework of existential phenomenology.
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Mirour de l’Omme
Mirour de l’Omme is a lengthy Middle French moral and allegorical poem by John Gower that explores human sin, virtue, and the nature of society.
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Théorème vivant
Théorème vivant is a memoir-style book by French mathematician Cédric Villani that blends personal narrative with an accessible account of high-level mathematical research and discovery.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Collège de ’Pataphysique Target entity description: Collège de ’Pataphysique is a French avant-garde scholarly society devoted to the study and celebration of pataphysics, the absurdist “science of imaginary solutions” inspired by Alfred Jarry.
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A.
L’Esprit Nouveau
L’Esprit Nouveau was an influential early 20th-century avant-garde magazine co-founded by Le Corbusier that promoted modernist ideas in art, architecture, and design.
-
B.
Petit Envers du Plan
Petit Envers du Plan is a popular off-piste variant of the Vallée Blanche in the Mont Blanc massif, known for its steeper, more technical glacial terrain and crevasse navigation.
-
C.
Sens et non-sens
Sens et non-sens is a collection of philosophical essays by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that explores themes of perception, art, politics, and meaning within the framework of existential phenomenology.
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D.
Mirour de l’Omme
Mirour de l’Omme is a lengthy Middle French moral and allegorical poem by John Gower that explores human sin, virtue, and the nature of society.
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E.
Théorème vivant
Théorème vivant is a memoir-style book by French mathematician Cédric Villani that blends personal narrative with an accessible account of high-level mathematical research and discovery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avant-garde group
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cultural organization ⓘ scholarly society ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
absurdist literature
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literary avant-garde ⓘ pataphysics ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
esoteric
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hierarchical with playful titles ⓘ humorous ⓘ parodic ⓘ secretive ⓘ |
| hasConcept | science of imaginary solutions ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
celebration of the absurd
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exploration of exceptions ⓘ subversion of conventional logic ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
French avant-garde
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symbolism ⓘ |
| hasMainInterest |
celebration of pataphysics
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experimental literature ⓘ parody of academic institutions ⓘ study of pataphysics ⓘ surrealism-adjacent art ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Asger Jorn
NERFINISHED
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Boris Vian NERFINISHED ⓘ Eugène Ionesco NERFINISHED ⓘ Fernando Arrabal NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Dubuffet NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Queneau NERFINISHED ⓘ Umberto Eco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honors | Alfred Jarry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Oulipo
NERFINISHED
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conceptual art ⓘ experimental poetry ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Alfred Jarry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| motto | science of imaginary solutions ⓘ |
| namedAfter | pataphysics ⓘ |
| publishes |
Cahiers du Collège de ’Pataphysique
NERFINISHED
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Dossiers du Collège de ’Pataphysique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dada
NERFINISHED
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surrealism ⓘ theatre of the absurd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studies | works of Alfred Jarry ⓘ |
| uses |
invented ranks and offices
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mock-academic rituals ⓘ |
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Subject: Collège de ’Pataphysique Description of subject: Collège de ’Pataphysique is a French avant-garde scholarly society devoted to the study and celebration of pataphysics, the absurdist “science of imaginary solutions” inspired by Alfred Jarry.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Pataphysics