tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061009.post8159975246301984141..comments2023-08-19T14:12:52.220+02:00Comments on Reflection & Inquiries: What we talk about when we talk about the LeftGeoffrey Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04041450398780043453noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061009.post-48246585235486113242014-07-11T04:02:08.718+02:002014-07-11T04:02:08.718+02:00In discussions like this in many fields, I often r...In discussions like this in many fields, I often return to Wittgenstein's concept of family resemblance. He takes as an example recognizing a painting of a Habsburg. If you wander the meusea Europe, you'll see many paintings you immediately recognize as Habsburgs. The family face had a set of very distinctive features, but not all faces had all of them. One might have olive skin instead of the characteristic rose gray; one might have a small nose instead of the characteristic bulbous one, one might have a weak chin as opposed to the characteristic bulbous one, etc. But the preponderance in any given face is always quite recognizable.Dirk van Nouhuyshttp://www.wandd.comnoreply@blogger.com