He would go walking or riding in the local forests, thinking inquisitive thoughts about himself and the world; at home, he would read, and write, and talk to people.
As thrilling, and sometimes enlightening, as it might be for Kafka readers to meet the "real" Kafka, handsome suits and all, they will probably continue to hold the belief that the truest Kafka was the mind who shut the door on the wide world and recorded the thoughts of an inquisitive dog.
It is regrettable that much of the thought of this highly inquisitive and subtle philosopher often became, in later Indian and Tibetan Buddhism, a series of unquestioned formulae to secure Buddhist fundamentalism.
Its members' average age is now 68, raised by the presence of Lord Roll, author of a classic history of economic thought and a lively and inquisitive 96-year-old.
Mr Caldwell's approach may be truer to the inquisitive and open-ended character of Hayek's thought.
She knew everyone, had a thought about everything, and possessed the kind of roving, inquisitive, eccentric, self-assured mind to which New Yorkers aspire.
Also on the program is her recent "I love my robots," a funny, thought-provoking and profoundly touching extended encounter for company members, spindly inquisitive robots and Ms. Brown herself.
Like a series of thoughts for the day via the enthusiastic worldview of one of our most inquisitive writers, it's a perfect antidote to cynicism and a paean to the power of reading.
They are inquisitive creatures.
