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A hobby has many functions. It provides relaxation, entertainment, indulgence in esoteric language and, usually, opportunities for conviviality with like-minded beings. The term as used here excludes avaricious accumulation and obsessed loners. (I once went to a convention of patience players which no one else attended.) What it is meant to cover is the sort of interest and enjoyment Michael Dummett experiences in his study of playing-cards and the games played with them.
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Mann, S. (1987). Playing Cards. In: Taylor, B.M. (eds) Michael Dummett. Nijhoff International Philosophy Series, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3541-9_7
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