Motto "For the love of knowledge"

[fieryace]

The motto/phrase I want translated to Latin is:
"For the love of knowledge."
In the sense of:
[Everything I do, I do] for [or, because of] the love of knowledge.

The translation I've already put together using my very basic Latin knowledge is:
"Quia Philosophia"

Note, I do literally want this to mean "The love of knowledge" and not "Philosophy", so this may not be correct.

I plan to use this in a novel I've been working on as a motto for a group of warrior-academics, similar to that in Asimov's Foundation series, that seeks to preserve knowledge at all costs. It may become a tattoo at some point also.

If gender of the speaker must be assumed, assume male, though if that's the case, please say so.

Thank you for your help.

 

[Dantius]

propter scientiae amorem should work.

 

[fieryace]

Thank you for the response!

I'm not attached to philosophia other than liking the way it sounds, but I have two questions:
1. Is it possible to use philosophia here in a way that makes sense?
2. If so, can you explain how it changes the meaning?

 

[Dantius]

It means "philosophy", not "the love of knowledge" properly. It does derive from Greek words for "love" and "knowledge/wisdom", but it doesn't mean that, at least not in Latin.

 

[fieryace]

Thanks! That's exactly what I wanted to know.