Domain, discipline, field - what is what?

[Barjak,Franz]

Dear list,

After having been a silent observer of this list for several years I happen to have to ask something due to an ongoing discussion that I have offline:

I use the terms 

- "domain" for "humanities" or "natural sciences", 
- "discipline" for "archaeology" or "physics" and 
- "field" or "specialty" for "classical archaeology" or "nuclear physics" type of concepts. 

Now I am being told that I mix up field and discipline. I know that some use both as synonyms, but this is the worst solution in my view. Any comments or references which could help?

Thanks, Franz

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Franz Barjak
School of Business
University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
Riggenbachstrasse 16
CH-4600 Olten
Switzerland
E-mail: franz.barjak at fhnw.ch
p. +41 62 287 7825, fax: +41 62 287 7845
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