@ARTICLE{Grad_Paweł_Family_2021, author={Grad, Paweł}, number={No 1}, journal={Przegląd Filozoficzny. Nowa Seria}, pages={71-88}, howpublished={online}, year={2021}, publisher={Komitet Nauk Filozoficznych PAN}, publisher={Wydział Filozofii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego}, abstract={I argue in the paper that the conception of family resemblance discussed by Ludwig Wittgenstein in Philosophical Investigations is a result of the application of Wittgenstein’s general argument against rule‑following to the pragmatics of all concepts. My argument runs as follows: First, (1) I criticize interpretations of family resemblance as a ‘local’ theory, applicable only to some concepts. Next, (2) I present and criticise a classic argument against the conception of family resemblance. In the following section, (3) I analyse attempts to explicate family resemblance in terms of their possessing a common basic feature. I end my paper (4) by summarizing conclusions drawn from this critical review of literature and I briefly point to a possible solution of the difficulties generated by the concept of family resemblance.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={Family resemblance and rule‑following paradox}, URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/119756/2021-01-PFIL-04-Grad.pdf}, doi={10.24425/pfns.2021.136780}, keywords={concept, definition, family resemblance, pragmatism, rule‑following paradox, semantics}, }