body
a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent explain bodies as collective groups of persons regarded as entities, describe kinds such as professions, churches and governing bodies, support questions about collective action and recognition, and separate this sense from the physical body.
A group of persons associated by a common tie or occupation and regarded as a single entity, such as a profession including the legal profession or bar and the health professions, a religious body such as a church, a student body, a governing or advisory body, or a corporate body; bodies act collectively, may hold rights and duties, and are recognised in law, governance and everyday speech, and the sense is distinct from the physical body.
What it is for: Groups of persons regarded as one entity.
It can be explain the concept; describe kinds; support collective action questions; separate other senses.
Distinguishing features
Common tie
Treated as one
Collective action
Legal recognition in some cases
What it looks like
Not physical; a collective entity.
How it is recognised
Group associated by tie or occupation treated as an entity
Professions, churches, governing bodies, student bodies
An organisation has formal structure; a crowd is temporary; the physical body is anatomical
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - a historical occupational body
is related to - a religious body
is related to - a leader within the judicial body
In practice
Families and kinds
professional bodies and professions
religious bodies such as churches
governing and advisory bodies
student and membership bodies
corporate and public bodies
Standards and regulation
Laws recognising corporate and public bodies
Professional regulation of bodies
Governance codes
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing senses of body
Treating a body as more unified than it is
Ambiguity about who speaks for a body
Analytical facets
- substance
- social
- origin
- conceptual
- agency
- inert
- mobility
- not-applicable
- scale
- not-applicable
- affordances
- observable
Also called
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Where this came from
oewn:2024 · CC BY 4.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a body is.
Concepts.
Concept
Concept and senses.
Concept
Concept.
- What is a body in the collective sense, and how does it differ from the physical body and from organisations? definition
- Which sense of body is meant? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- How do professions, churches, governing bodies, student bodies and corporate bodies differ? definition
- Which entry fits a specific kind? action
Act Collective action and recognition.
Practice.
Action
Acting collectively.
Action
Action.
- How do bodies decide and act collectively, and who speaks for them? provenance
- Which entry fits governance? action
Recognition
Legal recognition.
Recognition
Recognition.
- When is a body recognised in law as an entity with rights and duties, in general terms? provenance
- Is legal advice being sought, which needs a professional? boundary
Professions Professional and religious bodies.
Attribution.
Professional
Professions.
Professional
Professional.
- How do the legal, health and other professions organise as bodies with regulation and ethics? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific profession? action
Religious
Religious bodies.
Religious
Religious.
- How do churches and other religious bodies describe themselves as collective entities, with attribution? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn Language and teaching.
Education.
Language
Language.
Language
Language.
- How do body, organisation, association and community differ in usage? definition
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can collective bodies be taught in civics? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should professional bodies be a separate entry?
- How should governance resources be linked?
- How should other senses be separated?