The phrase "aim in itself" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a goal or objective that is valuable or important on its own, not just as a means to an end. It suggests that the action or intention has inherent worth or significance. Example: For many artists, creating art is an aim in itself, not just a way to make a living or gain recognition.
The consequent sensation of confidence is useful, in dealing with a game's more challenging stages, but also a worthy aim in itself.
Although Roy became known by writing a novel - it was called The God of Small Things; it won the Booker prize - she does not, in fact, regard novel-writing as an aim in itself.
Alice Allan, head of advocacy and policy, Care International UK, London, UK, @aliceallan3 Financial inclusion is not an aim in itself: Financial inclusion is a means to an end – or many ends – not an end in itself.
"The question is how the systems are used, how the risk is managed, how quickly problems can be identified and addressed, and seeing the development of systems to deliver, track, hold to account, monitor and evaluate public monies and public policies as a development aim in itself," an aid expert said.
Employment in a richer country is less an aim in itself than the means towards individual and family wellbeing, thus involving other people (i.e. left-behind kin) and places (i.e. home communities).
As cryptic species discovery is typically not an explicit aim in itself but a by-product of other research, we selected a reference data set of studies where the detection of cryptic taxa was possible.
But mostly it's the aim of understanding in itself that compels her.
In Jesus' announcements of suffering the Christian understanding of suffering is clearly expressed: suffering is not the final aim and end in itself in the realization of human destiny; it is the gateway to resurrection, to rebirth, to new creation.
A longstanding criticism of convergence to the truth as an aim of inquiry is that, while fine in itself, this aim is consistent with any crazy behaviour in the short run [Salmon 1991].
The anti-Shariah campaign, they say, appears to be an end in itself, aimed at keeping Muslims on the margins of American life.
Veo7 in itself aims to be open, collaborative and highly sensitive to public opinion.
