posture
Let an agent identify which sense of posture is meant, describe postures and their conventions in the relevant field, relay ergonomic and health guidance from authorities in general terms, and separate bodily posture from attitude in the figurative sense.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Sense Which posture is meant.
Which
Sense and field.
Which
Which.
- Which sense of posture is meant, and in which field? definition
- Is the question about the body, a figurative attitude or a spatial position? boundary
Names
Named postures.
Names
Names.
- What named postures exist in the field, and how are they defined? definition
- Which entry fits the specific discipline? action
Health Physiology and ergonomics.
Physiology
Postural control.
Physiology
Physiology.
- How does the body maintain posture, and what affects it? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own pain, which needs a clinician? boundary
Ergonomics
Working postures.
Ergonomics
Ergonomics.
- What do ergonomic standards and health bodies say about working postures? provenance
- Which entry fits ergonomics? action
Meaning Expression and signs.
Social
Social meaning.
Social
Social.
- What do postures communicate, and how does that vary by culture, with attribution? provenance
- Is the presentation free of stereotypes? boundary
Language
Sign languages and ritual.
Language
Language.
- How do handshapes and body posture function in sign languages and in ritual? provenance
- Which entry fits sign language? action
Practice Disciplines and teaching.
Disciplines
Dance, sport, art.
Disciplines
Disciplines.
- How do dance, gymnastics, yoga and the visual arts use and name postures? provenance
- Which entry fits the discipline? action
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How is posture taught and assessed? action
- Which references are standard? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.QLT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- posing, gymnastic element, looking down, handshape, prostration in Eastern Christianity, classifier handshape, heraldic attitude, neutral spine, animals by attitude, resting position, neck stand, A-pose
What it is Filled
The position and arrangement of the body or its parts, whether held at rest, adopted deliberately as a pose, or used as a sign, from standing and sitting postures to gymnastic positions, ritual prostration and handshapes in sign languages; posture is studied in physiology, ergonomics, dance, sport and linguistics and carries meaning in social interaction.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent identify which sense of posture is meant, describe postures and their conventions in the relevant field, relay ergonomic and health guidance from authorities in general terms, and separate bodily posture from attitude in the figurative sense.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Bodily arrangement rather than location
- Physiological, expressive and linguistic senses
- Named conventions by field
- Health and ergonomic relevance
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Diagnose posture-related conditions or prescribe exercises for a person's injury.
- Judge a person's character or health from their posture.
- Treat ritual postures such as prostration with disrespect.
- Confuse posture in sign language with incidental body position.
Only with a human decision
- Recommending postural changes for someone with an injury or disability.
May
- Describe postures and their uses in sport, ergonomics, ritual and sign language.
- Suggest general ergonomic positions for work at a desk.
Moral aspects Filled
- Posture norms can stigmatise people with disabilities.
- Ritual postures are sacred to those who perform them.
Who is affected
- People with disabilities
- Worshippers
- Workers
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns posture; each person governs their own body.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q66424847 - registry parent class
related
- spatial arrangement - of the body
- ergonomics - working postures
- body language - expressive meaning
- attitude - the figurative sense of posture
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.posture
- Wikidata: Q8514257 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8514257)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Arrangement of the body or its parts
- Named positions in dance, sport, ritual and sign languages
- Attitude in the figurative sense and position in space are other senses
- A body held in a particular arrangement: standing, sitting, kneeling, a pose or a handshape.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify the sense and field
- describe postures and their names
- relay ergonomic and health guidance
- explain postures as signs in ritual and language
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Musculoskeletal problems from sustained poor posture
- Misreading postures across cultures
- Mixing senses of the word
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Ergonomic standards such as ISO 11226 on working postures
- Occupational health guidance on posture
- Conventions of specific disciplines and traditions
Context of use required Filled
- Holding and arranging the body for function, expression and signalling.
- resting postures such as standing, sitting and lying
- working postures studied in ergonomics
- poses in art, photography and dance
- gymnastic and yoga positions
- ritual postures such as prostration and kneeling
- handshapes and body posture in sign languages
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q8514257: posture - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia (fr): Posture - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should sign language handshapes be a separate entry?
- How should ergonomic standards be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases from gymnastics to Eastern Christian prostration; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q8514257/spec.json