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Domain Quotes

The historical development of the work of anthropologists seems to single out clearly a domain of knowledge that heretofore has not been treated by any other science

Franz Boas (1989). “A Franz Boas Reader: The Shaping of American Anthropology, 1883-1911”, p.35, University of Chicago Press

No single theory ever agrees with all the facts in its domain

Paul Feyerabend (1993). “Against Method”, p.39, Verso

One of the problems with expertise is that people have it in some domains and not in others.

"Kahneman and Klein on strategic decisions: When can you trust your gut?". Interview with Gary Klein, bobmorris.biz. September 25, 2016.

Music is the sole domain in which man realizes the present.

Igor Stravinsky “An Autobiography”, Library of Alexandria

Please remove your watch,' he said. 'In my domain time isn't a factor.

Hanif Kureishi (2009). “The Buddha of Suburbia”, p.14, Faber & Faber

The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily smaller and more elite fraction of humanity.

"The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human Era". Presentation at VISION-21 Symposium, edoras.sdsu.edu. March 1993.

Simplicity and beauty are the signs not of truth but of a well-constructed approximate model of a limited domain of phenomena.

Lee Smolin (2013). “Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe”, p.141, Knopf Canada