‘We’re not doing the thing we’re built to do’: Agnes Callard, the philosopher living life according to Socrates
- Posted on February 9, 2025
- By The Guardian
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‘We’re not doing the thing we’re built to do’: Agnes Callard, the philosopher living life according to Socrates
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