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  1. Abstract. This chapter explores Wittgenstein's characterization of the concepts of “family resemblance”; for the various resemblances between members of a family: build, features, color of eyes, gait, temperament, etc., overlap and crisscross in the same way.

  2. Behavior therapies, rather, share what Wittgenstein (1952) referred to as a ‘family resemblance.’. A family resemblance shares common, essential properties that play a central role in a complex web of belief (Quine and Ullian, 1970 ). Wittgenstein (1958) elucidated this concept using the notion of ‘game’ as a case in point:

  3. Jul 6, 2010 · Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations - May 2010. One of Wittgenstein's best-known and most important philosophical contributions in the Philosophical Investigations is his account of the ‘family resemblance’ (Familienähnlichkeit) character of general concepts (PI 65ff.).

  4. Oct 1, 1975 · Family resemblances (even broadly defined) are undoubtedly not the only principle of prototype formationor example, the frequency of items and the salience of particular attributes or partic- ular members of the categories (perceptual, social, or memorial salience) as well as the as yet undefined gestalt properties of stimuli and stimulus combinations, undoubtedly contribute to prototype formation (Rosch, 1975b)owever, the results of the present study indicate that family resemblance is a ...

  5. Jul 10, 2024 · In this chapter, I shall give an overview of the treatment of family resemblance in the Philosophical Investigations. It will become clear almost immediately that Wittgenstein's concern is not, as it is often portrayed, with the classic metaphysical debate between realists and nominalists. Rather, he is discussing an aspect of our use of language.

  6. Edit page. Family Resemblances: Directed by Cédric Klapisch. With Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Catherine Frot, Agnès Jaoui. An upper middle-class French family celebrates a birthday in a restaurant. In one evening and during one meal, family history, tensions, collective and separate grudges, delights, and memories both clash ...

  7. Nov 1, 1995 · Rather, family resemblances may play a role like the one criteria play for psychological terms. They give excellent but fallible evidence for membership in the extensions of some terms.