In 2019, Zurn analyzed classical texts from the history of philosophy to study the nature of curiosity. Searching for mentions of curiosity in writings by philosophers from Saint Augustine to Friedrich Nietzsche to Jacques Derrida, he uncovered three different models of curiosity:
The busybody: The archetypal gossiper, busybodies like to pick up bits of information about a wide range of topics. They aren't necessarily driven by a particular goal, but just by interest.
The hunter: Hunters seek out specific answers, so they follow a targeted path and try to avoid distractions.
The dancer: Dancers leap to new ideas, put existing ideas together in new ways, or find new ways of framing information. They don't follow a traditional path. According to Zurn, these three styles aren't mutually exclusive; someone exhibiting curiosity might fall into more than one category....<<<Read More>>>...
