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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Need help with a word #224079 04/14/2016 12:10 PM Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 2 Markubus5 stranger Markubus5 stranger Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 2 I am looking for the word that means "to do something purely as an intellectual pursuit." A closely related concept is doing something for obe's own edification, but that's not the word I'm looking for. I am a scientist and the idea could be described by a saying we have, which is "science for the sake of science," which is to say for the sake of accumulating knowledge with no other obvious intrinsic value. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Need help with a word Markubus5 #224114 04/18/2016 6:14 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,070 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,070 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA A starting point: that's "pure science," where the other kind is "applied science." In many fields, to do something purely for the love of it is to be an "amateur," in the original, literal, sense. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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