Hic et Nunc is a phrase of Latin descent that stands for “here and now”. For Duns Scotus and later for Charles Peirce, the here and now for the objects is their objectification or their individualization (the fact that the object is this one and not that one is defined by the fact that it is here, and not there, and now, instead of then). In other words, here and now are signs of individuality.
An individual is something current and present in a series of temporal and spatial loci.
According to Peirce, an individual’s Modus Operandi is significantly different than that of the general nature (for example, humankind).
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