Diane, i think i understand where the idea of Second as “past” is coming from, but i don’t much care for it. The presence of Firstness is its spontaneity, but Secondness has a kind of actual ‘in-your-face’ presence too. The force of actuality makes things and events definite and determinate, and that’s what connects it with the past (while the future is indeterminate and the present instant doesn’t exist). But if i were making a chart like that i would put it like this:
First - presence Second - occurrence Third - time Gary F. From: C S Peirce discussion list [mailto:PEIRCE-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU] On Behalf Of Diane Stephens Sent: March-14-12 11:57 AM To: PEIRCE-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU Subject: [peirce-l] a question In the book Semiotics I by Donald Thomas, he includes a chart which shows concepts associated with firsts, seconds and thirds. For example, a first is quality, a second is fact and a third is law. I understand all but second as past as in: First - present Second - past Third - future I would appreciate some help. Thanks. -- Diane Stephens Swearingen Chair of Education Wardlaw 255 College of Education University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 803-777-0502 Fax 803-777-3193 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the PEIRCE-L listserv. To remove yourself from this list, send a message to lists...@listserv.iupui.edu with the line "SIGNOFF PEIRCE-L" in the body of the message. To post a message to the list, send it to PEIRCE-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the PEIRCE-L listserv. To remove yourself from this list, send a message to lists...@listserv.iupui.edu with the line "SIGNOFF PEIRCE-L" in the body of the message. To post a message to the list, send it to PEIRCE-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
