Knowledge for knowledge's sake
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| - | [[Image:A Young Girl Reading.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[A Young Girl Reading]]'' (c.[[1776]]) by [[Jean-Honoré Fragonard |Fragonard]]]] | + | [[Image:The Bookworm by Carl Spitzweg.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[The Bookworm]]'' (c. 1850) by [[Carl Spitzweg]]]] |
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| + | “There are those who seek [[knowledge for the sake of knowledge]]; that is [[Curiosity]]. | ||
| - | {{Template}} | + | There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is [[Vanity]]. |
| - | *[[Islamization of knowledge]] - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | + | There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is [[Love]].” |
| - | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamization_of_knowledge | + | |
| - | ... of Life" make some points in common with Al-Faruqi, calling likewise for strong ethical limits and a curtailment of curiosity or "knowledge for knowledge's sake". | + | ::--[[Bernard of Clairvaux]] in ''[[De gradibus humilitatis et superbiae]]'' |
| - | *[[History of science in early cultures]] - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | + | </div> |
| - | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_science_in_early_cultures | + | {{Template}} |
| - | ... possible for early civilizations to develop and more time to be devoted to tasks other than survival, such as the search for knowledge for knowledge's sake. | + | |
| - | *[[Pasteur's quadrant]] - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | + | |
| - | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteur's_quadrant | + | |
| - | The governmental engineer is behaving like Edison, with the greatest interest in utility, and considerably less interest in knowledge for knowledge's sake. | + | |
| - | *[[Faith, Science and Understanding]] - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | + | |
| - | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith,_Science_and_Understanding | + | |
| - | ... and that universities are institutionalised expressions of the beliefs in the value of knowledge for knowledge's sake and the essential unity of all knowledge. | + | |
| + | *[[Sapere aude]] | ||
| + | *[[Knowledge]] | ||
| + | *[[At least I will learn this melody before I die]], Socrates | ||
| + | *[[History of science in early cultures]] | ||
| + | *[[Art for art's sake]] | ||
| + | *[[Causa scientiae]] | ||
| + | *[[Science and religion]] | ||
| + | *[[Credo ut intelligam]] | ||
| + | *[[Sacrifice of the intellect]] | ||
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“There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is Curiosity.
There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is Vanity.
There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love.”
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- Sapere aude
- Knowledge
- At least I will learn this melody before I die, Socrates
- History of science in early cultures
- Art for art's sake
- Causa scientiae
- Science and religion
- Credo ut intelligam
- Sacrifice of the intellect
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