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[from 'Contemporary Philosophy of Mind' by Georges Rey, in 18. Thought / D. Concepts / 4. Structure of Concepts / h. Family resemblance ]

Full Idea

Anything bears a family resemblance to a game, but obviously not anything counts as one.

Gist of Idea

Anything bears a family resemblance to a game, but obviously not anything counts as one

Source

Georges Rey (Contemporary Philosophy of Mind [1997], 4.3)

Book Reference

Rey,Georges: 'Contemporary Philosophy of Mind' [Blackwell 1997], p.127