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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@PhilosophyExp I'm guessing he's blurring the truth because 50 years old, 100 behind the times has a neater ring to it?
@IainMacNaughton Yeah, that occurred to me... but 60 years old, 100 behind times would also kinda work (and be much nearer truth!).
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@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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