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An Ethics of Inquiry

The philosopher Agnes Callard wants you to ask questions.
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Sculpture of Le Penseur (The Thinker) in Musee Rodin.
Photo by Bruce Yuanyue Bi/Getty Images.

If I asked you to picture a philosopher, you might recall The Thinker, the bronze statue sculpted by Auguste Rodin that sits outside the Musée Rodin in Paris. The sculpture depicts a naked, muscular man sitting hunched over, his chin resting awkwardly on the back of his hand, apparently deep in thought.

Greg Fournier writes the Substack newsletter “Armchair Thoughts.”

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