@PhilosophyExp I'm guessing he's blurring the truth because 50 years old, 100 behind the times has a neater ring to it?
A weird thing from a Foucault article on Iran. He gets the Shah's age wrong by 9 years, which is a little careless...pic.twitter.com/ehqd5lEyTS
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@IainMacNaughton Yeah, that occurred to me... but 60 years old, 100 behind times would also kinda work (and be much nearer truth!). -
@PhilosophyExp True - not as "tidy" as X and then twice X though - I'm not quite sure why my brain values that more than accuracy though! -
@IainMacNaughton Not quite as tidy, I agree. And, as you say, it is the most likely explanation. The Shah's age wasn't a secret! :)
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@PhilosophyExp At first, I read the last line as "He is the old." -
@mirandachale That's the sort of thing French intellectuals say, and then everybody nods as if it were a profundity. :) -
@PhilosophyExp & I think you've seen this before but if not, here's me at TAM ranting about#DerridaZombieshttp://www.tubechop.com/watch/629674 -
@mirandachale "Aren't they all dead now...?" - lol! :) I've had the honor of lunching with Alan Sokal a couple of times. -
@PhilosophyExp :) & I'm jealous re: Sokal. That's awesome.
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