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Vsuresh Posted 12 years ago
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Hi
Please tell me what the bolded portion means in the context.

These lines taken from wikipedia are said by Aldous Huxley's
brother about him.
Huxley was a writer. 

I believe his blindness was a blessing in disguise. For one thing, it put paid to his idea of taking up medicine as a career ... His uniqueness lay in his universalism. He was able to take all knowledge for his province.

My guess: Did he use all that he knew for the furtherance of the field of medicine?
  

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No, I don't think it means that. I believe "his province" refers to the extent of his intellectual realm. He could include all knowledge within it.

— GPY

  • No, I don't think it means that.
  • I believe "his province" refers to the extent of his intellectual realm.
  • He could include all knowledge within it.
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No, I don't think it means that. I believe "his province" refers to the extent of his intellectual realm. He could include all knowledge within it.
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Thank you GPY.
GPYHe could include all knowledge within it.
Could you tell me what this means?
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vsureshThank you GPY.GPYHe could include all knowledge within it.Could you tell me what this means?
He could include all knowledge within his intellectual realm. It is referring to the scope of his intellectual interests and learning.
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The image is almost that of a king claiming a piece of land. His province was all knowledge.

I'd say it means that when he talked about anything, he seemed to talk as an expert. He was not a man well versed in some things but ignorant in others.
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