Talk:Philomath

"(fil-O-math-ee)" should be brought into line with IPA. Nagelfar (talk) 10:01, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What, more specifically, is a lover of learning?

So what are the characteristics of a lover of learning? I came to this page hoping to delve into this concept more. I wondered "does a lover of learning love to interact with all subject material? Can a lover of learning dislike learning about some things or think that some things are boring and therefore not be interested in them, or would this disqualify them as a lover of learning?" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.221.139.235 (talk) 11:33, 23 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I would assume. I'm a philomath, except when it comes to math itself. 76.18.160.47 (talk) 20:56, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I concur with the above user. I believe "love of learning", or philomathy, is the trait of loving the process of learning, and not (just) that which is learned. Thus, I would assume that philomathy is someone who loves to learn, but this does not have to imply the love of learning everything or someone who wants to learn everything, which one could perhaps describe of as (newly contrived neologisms alert!) philomnimathy or maybe philomniscience. –Nøkkenbuer (talk • contribs) 11:28, 23 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]