Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “for its own sake“ and its meaning is “used to indicate that something is done for its own merits/benefits/advantages only, and not because of anything else”.
Example Sentence: Academia is considered to be a noble area and different from its for-profit counterparts. It is assumed that academia values the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake. Sadly, many academicians do not share this aim. In my limited experience, I have come across only a handful of academicians whose true passion is the pursuit of knowledge. Most others do not attribute any value to knowledge or wisdom.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article In praise of quality in academia and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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