representational inquiry regarding meaning » value » nature / the intrinsically valued
The V-node symbol combines a cone pointing up with the color green. With reference to the I-phase, this means experienced as dynamic; an ever-changing world is thrown before us. With reference to the O-phase, it refers to facts/events/states of affairs as objects of attention. When applied to the A-phase dealing with value, the logic of this term gets interpreted according to actual, practical (self/world) engagement over time, with the past below, the future above, and the present stretched out before us. In this case, the cone pointing up is convergently bringing our past to bear on our present circumstances. Its apex is in the present, and it's gathering together various influences from our past. It identifies our current state given our history: our is (as in the is/ought distinction), representing what we currently value, given our background. In this case, the cone is not so much a being-thrown-before as it is in the K-node of the I-phase, or an object of attention as it is in the O-phase; here it is being-thrown-together, con-jecturing with respect to the interpretation of that which is currently presentated before us. The cone pointing up thus means valued, and together with the color green, the V-node symbol means valued in itself, representing that which is valued by nature.
The letter V is used to represent this node primarily given the relation of its proposed numerical value (600) to the other A-phase nodes as arranged in a magic square. See letter A for an explanation.
