[Corpora-List] What is corpora and what is not?

[Angus B. Grieve-Smith]

On 10/08/2012 09:54 AM, Laurence Anthony wrote:
> Some may argue that it is not necessary to have an agreed definition, 
> but I would claim that this will lead to confusion and perhaps slower 
> progress. In most sciences, precise definitions are the foundation on 
> which research is based. 

     From what I've seen in most sciences, people tend to get bogged 
down in interminable debates over definitions that are really resource 
gatekeeping in disguise.  Much better to dispense with the pretense and 
openly talk about what kind of corpus research deserves to be funded, 
published, sponsored, etc.

     All of the terms you've listed are controversial in their fields 
for precisely these reasons:

What is life?
http://thesciencenetwork.org/programs/the-great-debate-what-is-life

What is matter?
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/what-is-matter.html

What is a mind?
http://www.utm.edu/staff/jfieser/class/120/3-mind.htm

What is a thought?
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/consciousness-and-the-brain/201202/what-is-thought-0

What is illness?
http://www.amazon.com/Encounters-Invisible-Controversy-Syndrome-HUMANITIES/dp/0870745042

-- 
Angus B. Grieve-Smith
grvsmth at panix.com

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