Jonathan on Nostr: There are many highly respected motives which may lead men to prosecute research, but ...
There are many highly respected motives which may lead men to prosecute research, but three which are much more important than the rest. The first (without which the rest must come to nothing) is intellectual curiosity, desire to know the truth. Then, professional pride, anxiety to be satisfied with one's performance, the shame that overcomes any self-respecting craftsman when his work is unworthy of his talent. Finally, ambition, desire for reputation, and the position, even the power or the money, which it brings.
G.H. Hardy -
A mathematician's apology
(Love ya
Esharastr (npub1jcj…mtwx) for putting this piece on my radar ❤️)
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