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[from 'Doing Without Concepts' by Edouard Machery, in 18. Thought / D. Concepts / 4. Structure of Concepts / c. Classical concepts ]

Full Idea

For many categories there is simply no definition to learn (such as Wittgenstein's example of a 'game').

Gist of Idea

Many categories don't seem to have a definition

Source

Edouard Machery (Doing Without Concepts [2009], 4.1.4)

Book Reference

Machery,Edouard: 'Doing Without Concepts' [OUP 2009], p.82