> On Apr 7, 2017, at 1:59 PM, John F Sowa <s...@bestweb.net> wrote: > > Clark >> As John suggested we can see symmetry breaking in Peirce’s terms >> such that non-fundamental physical laws are the somewhat chance >> created habits. Habits in matter are thirdness. > > Those chance-created habits must be supported by some sign-like > things that are interpreted by some kind of quasi-minds. > > An example is DNA, which is a sign-like chemical produced by > evolution. Each cell of an organism has a quasi-mind that > interprets the DNA as a sign to produce as interpretants > other chemicals that serve as signs: hormones, enzymes, RNA, > and more DNA.
Yes, the tokens are sinsigns. There’s an intrinsic indexical between the cell and the DNA within the cell. The other chemicals then are rhematic iconic sinsigns.
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