Phyllis, Edwina, List: I spell out my interpretation of Peirce's mature cosmology in my paper, "A Neglected Additament: Peirce on Logic, Cosmology, and the Reality of God" ( https://tidsskrift.dk/signs/article/view/103187). Here is my summary (pp. 13-14).
God as *Ens necessarium*, eternal pure mind, creative of thought (third Universe), imagines an inexhaustible continuum of real possibilities and their combinations (first Universe), and exercises perfect freedom in choosing which of these to actualize (second Universe). This is the *hierarchy of Being* in terms of Peirce's three Categories (3ns→1ns→2ns). The *sequence of events* in each case consists of spontaneity followed by reaction and then habit-taking (1ns→2ns→3ns). The *evolution of states* within our existing universe (CP 1.409, EP 1.277; 1887-1888) is from complete chaos in the infinite past, through this ongoing process at any assignable date, to complete regularity in the infinite future (1ns→3ns→2ns). Of course, in accordance with Peirce's synechism and objective idealism, mind is not confined to any one of the three categories. Moreover, we have had List discussions in the past about how the three divine persons of the Trinity in Christian theology might correspond to them, and Andrew Robinson has written extensively on that topic. Regards, Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA Structural Engineer, Synechist Philosopher, Lutheran Christian www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt On Sat, Sep 11, 2021 at 8:38 AM Edwina Taborsky <tabor...@primus.ca> wrote: > Phyllis, List > > My problem with defining 'God as firstness' is that Peirce referred to God > as Mind, which is more operative as Thirdness. > > Edwina > > On Sat 11/09/21 12:00 AM , Phyllis Chiasson > phyllis.marie.chias...@gmail.com sent: > > Yes. Peirce was a theist. I think he was very abstract (God as firstness) > despite the definitions, which are pretty traditional. > >
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