List: The subject line is the title of my paper that has now been published in *Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society* (vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 187-204). I received a hard copy in the mail while I was out of town on vacation, so the online version should be made available soon (https://doi.org/10.2979/csp.00026). Here is the abstract.
Charles Peirce developed Existential Graphs as a diagrammatic syntax for representing and reasoning about propositions, with three parts: Alpha for propositional logic, Beta for first-order predicate logic, and Gamma for aspects of modal logic, second-order logic, and metalanguage. He made several adjustments between 1909 and 1911 that merit further consideration: using heavy lines to denote possible states of things in which attached propositions would be true, drawing a red line just inside the edge of a page and writing postulates in the resulting margin, shading oddly enclosed areas instead of drawing thin lines as their boundaries, and using multiple sheets of paper to represent different subjects within the overall universe of discourse. These modifications can be combined to constitute a plausible candidate for Delta, a fourth part that Peirce intended to add but never spelled out. It implements modern formal systems of modal propositional logic in accordance with a version of possible worlds semantics in which the laws for the actual state of things are facts in every possible state of things. The last endnote states, "The author is grateful to John F. Sowa for a lengthy exchange on the Peirce-L e-mail list in February-March 2024 that prompted the preparation of this paper. In particular, he called attention to the passages in Peirce’s writings that are discussed in the sections on 'Postulates in the Margin' and 'Multiple Sheets,' although he interprets them quite differently." As always, any feedback or discussion would be welcome. Regards, Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA Structural Engineer, Synechist Philosopher, Lutheran Christian www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt / twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt
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