Peirce introduced these formal equations at a level of abstraction that is one step higher than their customary interpretations as propositional calculi, which two readings he called the ''Entitative'' and the ''Existential'' interpretations, here referred to as <math>\mathrm{En}\!</math> and <math>\mathrm{Ex},\!</math> respectively. The early CSP, as in his essay on “Qualitative Logic”, and also GSB, emphasized the <math>\mathrm{En}\!</math> interpretation, while the later CSP developed mostly the <math>\mathrm{Ex}\!</math> interpretation. | Peirce introduced these formal equations at a level of abstraction that is one step higher than their customary interpretations as propositional calculi, which two readings he called the ''Entitative'' and the ''Existential'' interpretations, here referred to as <math>\mathrm{En}\!</math> and <math>\mathrm{Ex},\!</math> respectively. The early CSP, as in his essay on “Qualitative Logic”, and also GSB, emphasized the <math>\mathrm{En}\!</math> interpretation, while the later CSP developed mostly the <math>\mathrm{Ex}\!</math> interpretation. |