0293 As it turns out, the interscope for emergence also contains the exemplar sign-relation.  Well, every three-level interscope contains an exemplar sign-relation.  So maybe, that is no surprise.  The exemplar sign-relation binds the situation and perspective levels.  A situation-level actuality_2b (SV_e) stands for a perspective-level actuality_2c (SO_e) in regards to the perspective-level normal context_3c operating on a perspective-level potential_1c (SI_e).

“SV”, “SO” and “SI” label the sign-vehicle, sign-object and sign-interpretant. Subscript “s” denotes the specifying sign-relation.  Subscript “e” denotes the exemplar sign-relation.

0294 When I turn my gaze back to the S&T noumenal overlay, I note the following.

The three-level interscope depicting the production of ATP as an emergent being contains both specifying and exemplar sign relations.

The S&T noumenal overlay directly incorporates the specifying sign-relation.

When the full three-level interscope of emergence associates to the S&T noumenal overlay, the incorporation of the exemplar sign-relation becomes apparent.

0295 So, for emergence, the agency aspect of the S&T noumenal overlay should express the exemplar sign-relation.

Here is a picture.

0296 I recall that the agency aspect for the S&T noumenal overlay has simpler formulations.

Here is one that is worth comparing to the ongoing association.

0297 In mitochondrial respiration as emergence, ATP_2b is the actuality₂ on the situation_b level.  Both actuality₂ and situation_b associate to Peirce’s category of secondness.  ATP_2b is the actuality₂ on the level_b associated with actuality.  Consequently, the observation and measurement of ATP_2b in biological systems should be of interest for modeling the specifying character of [habit] as well as the exemplar character of [salience].

In this regard, ATP_2b associates to information and information displays the way that the emergent being_2b serves as both the sign-object of the specifying sign-relation (SO_s) and the sign-vehicle of the exemplar sign-relation (SV_e).

0298 The production of ATP_2b is the specifying sign-object (SO_s).

The dissipation of the energy (SO_e) embodied by ATP_2b (SV_e) represents a goal.

ATP_2b (SV_e) stands for the productive dissipation of its energy_2c (SO_e) in the normal context of dynamic form_3coperating on the potential intracellular uses of ATP_1c (SI_e).

This application of emergence, appearing in Comments on Mariusz Tabaczek’s Arc of Inquiry (2019-2024), offers a promising start to look at Sharov’s carefully formulated model for the origin of life.