Collège de Pataphysique

The Collège de Pataphysique, founded in 1948 in Paris, is a French organization dedicated to exploring "pataphysics," a philosophy conceived by Alfred Jarry. Pataphysics studies what exists beyond metaphysics, often embracing the absurd, the imaginary, and the nonsensical to challenge conventional thinking. The college functions as a society of scholars, artists, and thinkers who investigate these unconventional ideas through research, publications, and events. Its purpose is to foster creativity, humor, and philosophical inquiry by questioning the limits of reality and logic, making it both a serious and playful pursuit of the extraordinary aspects of human thought.