on the cat

the condition of this cat is that it sits and the location of this cat is that it sits on the mat

like all cats this cat is an animal - a natural type

it is a mobile entity and it is an animate physical object unlike an angel - which though also a mobile entity and which even when fallen or looking homeward has the possibility of animation is neither an animal nor a physical object

unlike too a robot - which is a mobile entity and physical object of the machine kind

this cat could be a kitten - in which case while its status and location remain the same and its type remains unchanged it possesses a further qualification - that of age - a characteristic of an entity at a point in time

neither kitten nor cat is a dog though all three have in common the fact that they are animal mammalian and carnivorous

cat kitten or dog are likely - especially if seated on a mat - to enjoy the common status of domestic pet - which is a rôle played by an animal that depends on an accidental relationship to another entity - a person

of angel cat kitten (or dog) two (or three) are physical entities and one alone is an abstract entity enjoying no lesser or greater a status on that account than the others

cat kitten or dog are seen as external images or sensory icons (while an angel may be seen as an internal image) which are in the mind’s eye matched to whatever cat kitten dog or angel perceptions are in stock and then assembled to describe the status and relationships at play when a cat kitten or dog sits on a mat - or angels dance on the head of a pin

Jeff Instone Artist without Portfolio Office of Special Plans unRest( )

This adaptation by NZ-Z
from notes for The Word beyond Speech 1994
Part 4 Conceptual Structures - Cat Sits On Mat