Re: Pinhole Camera/ Sticky definitions

[David Bowman <dbowman@tiger.gtc.georgetown.ky.us>]

> Leigh,
>
>        I appreciated you coming out early and having someone make an
> attempt at pinning down ideas that we all use while assuming an intrinsic 
> definition.

Ditto.

>             (The difficulty with definitions is clearly illustrated by 
> biologist attempt to define a species as a group of lifeforms the can 
> (and do) interbreed.  One hole in this definiton is that if there are 
> a thousand males and no females left, the species does not  exist.)  I 
> look forward to your article.

Another hole in this definition is that it prevents asexually reproducing
organisms from belonging to a species.  This leaves out a lot of lifeforms.

It seems that coming up with a suitable definition of image may be as frought
with difficulties as coming up with a suitable definition of species.

David Bowman
dbowman@gtc.georgetown.ky.us