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'Pataphysics

A practitioner of 'pataphysics - the science of imaginary solutions, which symbolically attributes the properties of objects, described by their virtuality, to their lineaments - is a 'pataphysician or 'pataphysicist. Jarry mandated the inclusion of the apostrophe in the orthography "to avoid a simple pun". The term 'pataphysics is a paronym (considered a kind of pun in French) of metaphysics. Since the apostrophe in no way affects the meaning or pronunciation of 'pataphysics, this spelling of the term is a sly notation, to the reader, suggesting a variety of puns that listeners may hear, or be aware of. 'Pataphysics was used as a conceptual principle within various fine art forms, especially pop art and popular culture. Works within the 'pataphysical tradition tend to focus on the processes of their creation, and elements of chance or arbitrary choices are frequently key in those processes. They all have contrived signifiers of a 'pataphysical bent. A 'pataphor attempts to create a figure of speech that exists as far from metaphor as metaphor exists from non-figurative language. Whereas a metaphor is the comparison of a real object or event with a seemingly unrelated subject in order to emphasize the similarities between the two, the 'pataphor uses the newly created metaphorical similarity as a reality with which to base itself. In going beyond mere ornamentation of the original idea, the 'pataphor seeks to describe a new and separate world, in which an idea or aspect has taken on a life of its own.

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Sophistry

Sophism in the modern definition is a specious argument used for deceiving someone. It is a derogative term rather than pejorative and contentious. In ancient Greece, sophists were a category of teachers who specialized in using the tools of philosophy and rhetoric for the purpose of teaching arete—excellence, or virtue—predominantly to young statesmen and nobility. The practice of charging money for education and providing wisdom only to those who could pay led to the condemnations made by Socrates, through Plato in his Dialogues, as well as Xenophon's Memorabilia. Through works such as these, Sophists were portrayed as "specious" or "deceptive", hence the modern meaning of the term. "Sophist" came to denote a class of mostly itinerant intellectuals who taught courses in various subjects, speculated about the nature of language and culture and employed rhetoric to achieve their purposes, generally to persuade or convince others [draconian] due to the importance of such skills in the litigious social life. In comparison, Socrates accepted no fee, instead professed a self-effacing posture, which he exemplified by Socratic questioning (i.e. the Socratic method, although Diogenes Laertius wrote that Protagoras — a sophist — invented the "Socratic" method) thus they seek power. In the relativistic approach, however, this may involve the Greek word "doxa," which means "culturally shared belief" rather than "individual opinion." Sophistry, being regarded as specious and rhetorical, is a practical discipline. A sophist was simply a teacher of rhetoric and a popular public speaker. The Sophists certainly were not directly responsible for democracy, but their cultural and psychological contributions played an important role in its growth. They contributed to the new democracy in part by espousing expertise in public deliberation, since this was the foundation of decision-making, which allowed and perhaps required a tolerance of the beliefs of others. This liberal attitude would naturally have precipitated into the assembly as Sophists acquired increasingly high-powered clients. Continuous rhetorical training gave the citizens "the ability to create accounts of communal possibilities through persuasive speech". This was extremely important for the democracy, as it gave disparate and sometimes superficially unattractive views a chance to be heard in the assembly. In addition, Sophists had great impact on the early development of law, as the sophists were the first lawyers in the world. Their status as lawyers was a result of their extremely developed argumentation skills.

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Externism

Externism is a fictional philosophical theory proposed by the famous fictitious Czech genius Jára Cimrman. The theory of Externism is described in a monologue by a Cimrmanologist having a lecture on Jára Cimrman's significance in the field of philosophy in the first act of the theatre play Akt. This epistemological theory contradicts the traditional theory of solipsism. While solipsists believe that only their individual self exists and the external world does not, Jára Cimrman came with the idea that it is the external world which exists and the philosopher's individual self does not. An object is located in the place where we think it is not, and it is not in the place where we consider it to be. According to this vulgar materialist (which also means "pharmacist" in Czech), the truth is the basic principle of our knowledge. In the beginning of the learning process, the truth is inaccurate and we make it more precise. Finally, we know everything. Oppositively, Cimrman stated that in the beginning of every learning process, our knowledge is formed by a mistake, which is precise, and we must disconfirm it. Finally, we know nothing. On the contrary, he sees the learning process positively as a process of disproving the initial mistake. Thus we can finally stand face-to-face with the Universe, having our head clear and empty. The fact that in the end we know nothing is just a logical consequence of Cimrman's externism. Therefore, in the end of the process, we know nothing but we know it exactly. Thus, "we know everything: we know nothing."

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Academia

The word academia comes from the akademeia in ancient Greece, which derives from the Athenian hero, Akademos. Academia is usually conceived of as divided into disciplines. These have their roots in the subjects of the medieval trivium and quadrivium, which provided the model for scholastic thought. Not everyone agrees on the value of theory as opposed to practice. Academics are sometimes criticized as lacking practical experience and thus too insulated from the 'real world.' Academic insularity is colloquially criticized as being "ivory tower"; when used pejoratively, this term is criticized as anti-intellectualism. Research journals have been so successful that the number of journals and of papers has proliferated over the past few decades, and the credo of the modern academic has become "publish or perish". Journals have developed a hierarchy, partly based on reputation but also on the strictness of the review policy. More prestigious journals are more likely to receive and publish more important work. Submitters try to submit their work to the most prestigious journal likely to publish it to bolster their reputation and curriculum vitae.

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Flux

Flux is the flow of a physical property in space, frequently also with time variation. For this purpose, I shall use Flipism as an exemplar. Flipism can be seen as a normative decision theory, although it does not fulfill the criteria of rationality. This can be seen as a rejection of the idea that rationality has some special claim to superiority as a basis for making decisions, what we may really have discovered are the potential benefits of strategic commitment to randomization. It can be beneficial for the informed party in a potential conflict under asymmetric information, as it allows the player to manipulate his opponent’s beliefs in an optimal fashion. However, the decision-maker should not decide based on the coin but instead observe his or her own feelings about the outcome; whether it was relieving or agonizing. In this way, flipism removes the mental block related to the act of decision-making, and the post-decision preferences can be revealed before the decision is actually made. It requires the minimum possible cognitive overhead to make decisions, at the price of making sub-optimized choices. However, the expected marginal value of information gathered (discounted for risk and uncertainty) is often lower than the marginal cost of the information or processing itself. The concept of bounded rationality posits that people employ cognitive parsimony, gathering only what they expect to be sufficient information to arrive at a satisficing solution. Flipism is, therefore, a perfectly rational strategy to employ when the cost of information is very high relative to its expected value. This is a commonly recognized decision making technique used in everyday life, along with other similar methods. In game theory, negotiations, nuclear deterrence, diplomacy and other Conflict theory – rationality, realpolitik or realism can themselves limit strategies and results. They can limit the ability of a player to make demands or get its own way through bluff, bully, instill fear, cause apprehension, or psychologically manipulate or send a heeded warning—and therefore can increase the likelihood that an opposing party may engage in objectionable or unwelcome behavior. If one knows the lines and can predict the response, then predictability and proportionality become a restraint, not a virtue. Thus irrationality (real or perceived) can be an important countervailing tool or strategy, particularly as a deterrent and if it engenders hesitation, fear, negotiation and resolution, or change of course. On the other hand, alternate strategies such as honesty, building a climate of trust, respect, using intermediaries, mediation or other forms of conflict resolution, sanctions, patience, process and reasoning might still be available, as might strategies like so-called Win/win bargaining (also called "interest-based" bargaining) – which tries to reach an accord based on interests, not necessarily on positions, power, rights or distribution.

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Hibernation

Our sleep and wakefulness cycles are governed by the circadian rotation of the Earth. These cycles exist even in the absence of time cues such as sunlight and clocks. Thus for one to defeat their own circadian rhythm, deconstruction of the preeminent conclusion is a must.

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Datum

Upon a personal-geometrical dichotomous manipulation of symbols, I have constructed one of my own that entails individualistic roots and the deviation from defaultry. Also, I exude the 'patametaphysical premises titled normality and dismantled all value-, socio-, political-, and educational-systems. The philharmonic PREASAE is an abridged abbreviation. Each constituent is a form of action. This must be executed daily. Thus, P is Personal; R is Rest; E is Education; A is Assignment; S is Sport; A is Art; and E is Entry. The non-nuncupative persona would further expand this post in the near future.