The Masked Philosopher (An Interview with Michel Foucault)

Babak Ahmadi: Between 1979 and 1984, the Saturday-Sunday editions of the newspaper Le Monde published a series of conversations with prominent European intellectuals, a selection of which was later published as a book. In Le Monde of April 6–7, 1980, the text of a conversation between Christian Delacampagne and a philosopher appeared under the title “Conversation with the Masked Philosopher.” The thinker’s name was concealed at his own request. For those familiar with the ideas and writings of Michel Foucault, it was not difficult to guess that the masked philosopher was him. With this concealment, Foucault wanted to protest the mystifying aspect of the name, and the fame and renown of the thinker that renders thought unimportant. This text, in a paradoxical and astonishing way, illuminates his desire for self-expression more than the few other writings by Foucault in which “autobiographical” references can be found.

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The Masked Philosopher (An Interview with Michel Foucault)

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Source: Kalak, Aban, Azar and Dey 1374, Nos. 68, 69 and 70

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