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	The British Army has a variant: "Order plus counter-order equals disorder".		The British Army has a variant: "Order plus counter-order equals disorder".

	Also, in [[Roundworld]], ibid., short for ibidem, 'the same place', is used in an endnote or footnote citation for a source cited in the previous endnote or footnote. This neatly ties in with the fact that Ibid 'thinks he's the biggest bloody authority on everything'.		Also, in [[Roundworld]], ibid., short for ibidem, 'the same place', is used in an endnote or footnote citation for a source cited in the previous endnote or footnote. This neatly ties in with the fact that Ibid 'thinks he's the biggest bloody authority on everything' and when Xeno is introducing all the philosophers to Teppic, he says "Well, Ibid you already know..."

	This joke was also used by ''Illuminatus!'' author Robert Anton Wilson, when he created the greatest classical authority, ''Ibid of Anon''.		This joke was also used by ''Illuminatus!'' author Robert Anton Wilson, when he created the greatest classical authority, ''Ibid of Anon''.

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	He is one of a crowd that disputes in taverns and coins aphorisms, axioms and paradoxes for money. An example is "Thesis plus antithesis equals hysteresis".		He is one of a crowd that disputes in taverns and coins aphorisms, axioms and paradoxes for money. An example is "Thesis plus antithesis equals hysteresis".

	He is also ~~encounter~~ in {{P}} where we learn he has published several papers including ''[[Principles of Ideal Government]]'' and a ''[[Discourse on Historical Inevitability]]''.		He is also encountered in {{P}} where we learn he has published several papers including ''[[Principles of Ideal Government]]'' and a ''[[Discourse on Historical Inevitability]]''.

	==Annotation==		==Annotation==

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{{Character Data
|title= Ibid
|photo= Ibid.jpg|Ibid, as drawn by [[User:Knmatt|Matt Smith]]
|name= Ibid
|age= elderly
|race= Human

|occupation= Ephebian Philosopher
|appearance= Elderly, wearing a loincloth, described as tall and willowy.

|residence= [[Ephebe]]

|books= {{P}}, {{SG}}
}}

'''Ibid''' is one of the Ephebian [[Philosophers]] encountered by [[Brutha]] and the [[Omnia|Omnians]] during the events of {{SG}}. Like his contemporaries, [[Xeno]], [[Didactylos]] and others, Ibid is an amalgam of [[Roundworld]] counterparts from ancient history - mainly Greek philosophers. He wrote the ''[[Discourses]]'' and thus parallels Roundworld's Epictetus.

He is one of a crowd that disputes in taverns and coins aphorisms, axioms and paradoxes for money. An example is "Thesis plus antithesis equals hysteresis".

He is also encounter in {{P}} where we learn he has published several papers including ''[[Principles of Ideal Government]]'' and a ''[[Discourse on Historical Inevitability]]''.

==Annotation==
According to the Annotated Pratchett File this is a play on the central tenet of dialectical materialism, which was lifted (by Marx and Engels) from Hegelian philosophy: "Thesis plus antithesis yields synthesis".

The British Army has a variant: "Order plus counter-order equals disorder".

Also, in [[Roundworld]], ibid., short for ibidem, 'the same place', is used in an endnote or footnote citation for a source cited in the previous endnote or footnote. This neatly ties in with the fact that Ibid 'thinks he's the biggest bloody authority on everything'.

This joke was also used by ''Illuminatus!'' author Robert Anton Wilson, when he created the greatest classical authority, ''Ibid of Anon''.

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