Peirce’s Century Dictionary definitions of the categories seem quite definitive to me: https://gnusystems.ca/TS/pheno.htm#05 .
As for “the tension between the known & the unknown”, is that not “foundational” to all inquiry, indeed all cognition? Love, gary f Coming from the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of "Stephen Jarosek" Sent: 3-Nov-25 06:51 To: [email protected] Subject: [PEIRCE-L] Categories - tension between known and unknown List, I posted a comment to a forum recently, in which I introduced the following conjecture: “I conjecture that the tension between the known & the unknown is foundational to the semiotics of CS Peirce, and that these tensions are integral to the phenomenology of ‘mind stuff’”. My question for our scholars… how justified is this conjecture, in the context of Peirce? I’ve been lurking in this forum for years, and there was one time, years ago, when some excellent definitions of the categories were posted and discussed. Sadly, I neglected to record them, thinking that I’ll easily find them when I’m ready. Lol - yeah, fat chance, serves me right. Among those definitions I recall some mention of “tension” with the known/unknown relating to the categories. This tension between the known and the unknown is very easily demonstrated in culture, and I do precisely that in my article (relates to “knowing how to be”): https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/imp/chk/2020/00000027/00000003/art00003 [It is also likewise almost trivial to establish this known/unknown tension in all living entities, not just humans in culture. In QM, it becomes more interesting] Would appreciate some pointers, thanks. sj
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