Sunday, October 13, 2013

Jonah Lehrer and Plagiarism Discussion

Plagiarism
 
 
Definition according to Legal Dictionary (law.com):
 
Plagiarism
n. taking the writings or literary concepts (a plot, characters, words) of another and selling and/or publishing them as one's own product.
 
Definition according to Merriam-Webster:
 
Plagiarism
 
: the act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person : the act of plagiarizing something
 
 
In Boris Kachka's article Proust Wasn't a Neuroscientist. Neither was Jonah Lehrer an overarching question that can be drawn is...Is the term plagiarism too broad of a term? In what ways? Does the term need to be refined, can it be refined and how?
 
Self-plagiarism. Is it wrong? Is it really plagiarism? Any influence on other types of plagiarism?
 
Other topics you should be prepared to discuss: Plagiarism and its punishment. Unnoticed plagiarism - should we be cautious/worried?



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