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Write a note on the "Family Resemblance" theory in Wittgenstein's philosophy.
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The "Family Resemblance" theory is one of the most influential ideas in the later philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein. It is primarily presented in his work *Philosophical Investigations*, where he challenges the traditional philosophical assumption that every concept must possess a single common essence shared by all its instances. Instead of searching for fixed definitions or essential characteristics, Wittgenstein argues that many concepts are understood through a network of overlapping similarities. This approach transformed the methodology of philosophy by shifting attention from abstract definitions to the actual use of language in everyday life. The concept of family resemblance emerged as a response to the essentialist tradition represented by philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle. According to essentialism, every category or concept has a defining property that is common to all its members. Wittgenstein questioned this assumption by examining ordinary language. He argued that many words function effectively even though they lack a single characteristic shared by all the objects or activities they denote. To explain his
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