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I come to the second part of what I was to state, how the reasoning characteristic of each Stage of inquiry is "logically valid"; that is, what assurance we have of its leading to the truth. For Deduction, Kant's statement is correct, if not very perspicuous. Deduction merely explicates in its conclusion part of the meaning of the copulate premiss. That is, it gives a part of that Interpretation for a Sign of one's own creation which sufficient exertion of attention can educe. By a Sign, I mean anything existing (whether substantially, actually, or by imputation) in either of the three Universes, and which being affected (directly or indirectly,) by something else, called its Object, in either Universe, in its turn so affects a Person that he is, thereby and therein, himself mediately affected by the Object of the Sign; and I call that effect on him the Interpretant of the Sign. I could make this clearer, but spare the space in view of the fact that nobody but Hegelians doubt the validity of deduction. I will mention, however, as a hint for whoso wishes to think the matter out, that it is necessary to distinguish the Immediate and the Actual Object, and the Immediate, Actual, and Normative Interpretants.

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