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Pill Pod 121 - Obscurantism in French Philosophy: Searle on Foucault & Derrida

PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Foucault's Alleged Citation of a Private Opinion

Sterling: Do you think Foucault really said, Oh, like in France, you kind of have to be like 10% incomprehensible. Otherwise you won't get published? He says there's a they're all kind of vying not just for academic positions, but also like a cultural celebrity. "I do not exclude the possibility that Foucault may have said such things about me," he adds.

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