Motivations - Theoretical

Goal:  Discovery of truth and knowledge.

Passions:
• Solving problems or mysteries
• Identifying, differentiating, generalizing, systematizing
• Intellectual process
• Pursuit of knowledge, identifying truth and untruth
• Discovery

Characteristics:
• Objectivity in all areas of life
• Little emphasis on the subjective, always focused on the objective
• Values which can be rationally explained
• Judges and rejects that which is by faith or subjective
• That which is unknown can be known by applying our cognitive abilities

Theoreticals enjoy careers and activities that contain the following ingredients:
• Continuing education
• Lifelong learning
• Seminars
• Ability to advance knowledge
• Analyzing, clarifying, systematizing
• Research and discovery questions
• Ability to have personal knowledge challenged

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