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Resistentialism is a theory in which objects display hostile or negative behavior towards human beings. For example, objects that cause problems (like finding one's keys or catching a bouncy ball) exhibit a high degree of resistentialism. The term was coined by humorist Paul Jennings in a piece titled "Report on Resistentialism" published in The Spectator in 1948. The movement is a spoof of existentialism in general, and Jean-Paul Sartre in particular (Jennings gives the inventor of Resistentialism as Pierre-Marie Ventre). The slogan of Resistentialism is "Les choses sont contre nous" -- "Things are against us".

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The displacement of teaspoons study Resistentialism and missing teaspoons.
[1]Report on Resistentialism by Paul Jennings
[2] An application of Resistentalism to complex systems

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	'''Resistentialism''' is a theory in which objects display hostile or negative behavior towards human beings. The term was coined by humorist [[Paul Jennings (UK author)\|Paul Jennings]] in a piece titled "Report on Resistentialism" published in [[The Spectator]] in [[1948]]. The movement is a spoof of [[existentialism]] in general, and [[Jean-Paul Sartre]] in particular (Jennings gives the inventor of Resistentialism as Pierre-Marie Ventre). The slogan of Resistentialism is "''Les choses sont contre nous''" -- "Things are against us".		'''Resistentialism''' is a theory in which objects display hostile or negative behavior towards human beings. For example, objects that cause problems (like finding one's keys or catching a bouncy ball) exhibit a high degree of resistentialism. The term was coined by humorist [[Paul Jennings (UK author)\|Paul Jennings]] in a piece titled "Report on Resistentialism" published in [[The Spectator]] in [[1948]]. The movement is a spoof of [[existentialism]] in general, and [[Jean-Paul Sartre]] in particular (Jennings gives the inventor of Resistentialism as Pierre-Marie Ventre). The slogan of Resistentialism is "''Les choses sont contre nous''" -- "Things are against us".

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