Mill: The Phenomena of Nature

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„The phenomena of nature exist in two distinct relations to one another; that of simultaneity, and that of succession. Every phenomenon is related, in a uniform manner, to some phenomena that co-exist with it, and to some that have preceded and will follow it.“ (Chap. V, § 1) #Mill #phenomena #simultaneity #succession

Mill, John Stuart, A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive Being a Connected View of the Principles of Evidence, and the Methods of Scientific Investigation. New York: Harper & Brothers 81882.

La Linéarité

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„La succession dans le temps – la linéarité, dira Saussure – n’est pas, selon Mendelssohn, constitutive des signes linguistiques, et il suggère à Lessing de mettre la musique à la place de la poésie, comme il l’a déjà fait lui-même; car la musique, elle, est effectivement composée de signes successifs.“ (p. 170)

Todorov, Tzvetan, Théories du symbole. Paris: Éditions du Seuil 1977.