ABSTRACT
Interest in the idea of disorder has grown since the concept of entropy was introduced toward the end of the nineteenth century. Most approaches have been scientific, artistic or popular, but very little has been done by way of a philosophical analysis. In this sense, the philosophical fate of “disorder” is similar to the fate of its complementary concept-order. This neglect is by no means an indication of the insignificance of the concept or its obviousness. Disorder is a vital, highly complicated concept that has a crucial role to play in explaining the process of creation as well as the function of art. It should not be dismissed as the mere negation of order. The following analysis attempts to establish this point.
