Ben, and (especially) my fellow "beginners" in Peirce studies,
[[ Commens Dictionary of Peirce's Terms, Peirce's Terminology in His Own
Words, Edited by Mats Bergman & Sami Paavola
http://www.helsinki.fi/science/commens/dictionary.html ]]
Yes, a superb resource. (And note that the other entries defining various
kinds of interpretants -- dynamical, logical, emotional etc. -- are
conveniently grouped at the head of the main entry.)
I think it's significant that Peirce introduced and (sort of) defined this
term in his first major work (the "New List of Categories"). If any term is
the key to his whole system, this might be it.
[[ I argued also that calling it an "interpretant" tended to minimize the
idea that it had to be a _human_ interpretation. ]]
That's a good place to start, i think.
Getting back to Kaina Soicheia: i can see why Peirce's relationship with
Royce might be significant as context for this piece, but for me (as a
relative newcomer) the more immediate connections are with Peirce's other
essays -- notably the "New List", which i've just been re-reading because
Joe mentioned it awhile back in this connection.
gary F.
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