Independent Scholar

An independent scholar refers to, essentially, any one person who affiliates a love of knowledge with chaotic tendencies at hand. A number of today's greates scholars reside in an academy of some sort; the independent variety requires no place of learning, only resources, many of them being readily available, (I.E. The mind, text, and useful quotes of Oscar Wilde.  The independent scholar may or may not be generalised with a culture of romanticism; betwixt the definition of a poor musician, and the variety of true, free-travelling people we know as hippies.  Independent scholars would define themselves primarily as free-thinkers; if it may be said without deep plagues wished upon myself, they may be considered Agnostic.  May it also be said without much ado that most stated people would be considered on the liberal side of things.