Wittgenstein on the concept of game

Ludwig Wittgenstein is another thinker who can help explain why exactitude is not always possible. He saw that many words and concepts do not have precise rules for their use, and cannot have their meanings analysed in strict logical terms. Wittgenstein famously used the example of ‘game’. What is the precise definition of a game? Games are so varied that it is impossible to specify them without there being exceptions. Games are usually for fun, but war games aren’t, nor are all the games people play in relationships. Many games have winners and losers, but many playground games, for instance, are just fun activities.

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