DscD: Indexing of the Kant´s "Reflexionen". Different degrees of the date probability.

In case the RR’ dating is not sure, in other words if it is only probable, it will be important which degree of probability corresponds to the allocation of a phase in the R's dating. In order to determine the probability degree of the R’s datings, two things will be considered:

The following table shows the different degrees of probability according to the place of each sign in the sequence:

Place of the sign according to its probability degree.	Sign for probability degree used by Adickes.	Sign for probability degree used in the index.	Different probability degrees according to the place of the signs.
1	?	?	Highest probability (but no security)
2	(?)	(?)	Less probability than correspondent to the sign placed in 1.
3	(?)	(?)2	Less probability than correspondent to the sign placed in 1-2.
4	(?)	(?)3	Less probability than correspondent to the sign placed in 1-3.
5	(?)	(?)4	Less probability than correspondent to the sign placed in 1-4.
6	??	??	Less probability than correspondent to the sign placed in 1-5.
7	(??)	(??)	Less probability than correspondent to the sign placed in 1-6.
8	(??)	(??)2	Less probability than correspondent to the sign placed in 1-7.
9	???	???	Lowest probability.

In accordance with this table, the "Reflexionen" dated with d will be indexed as follows: First of all, the RR in which d has been assigned with one single question mark, for example R 6514 d?. Secondly, those RR in which the signs d? are in brackets, for example R 3731 e²? (d?). Thirdly those RR in which the signs d? are in a second pair of brackets, for example R 4352 m? (k³?) (d?e?). In the fourth place those RR in which d is followed by a double question mark, for example R 6586h?d??. In the last place the RR whose phase d is followed by a double question mark and at the same time in brackets, for example R 3568 h? k? (m?)r?? (d-e??).

Also among the "Reflexionen" without a secure dating there are different degrees of precision depending on the quantity of candidate phases. In case of the RR dated with d?, the first ones to be indexed will be those dated only with the phase d with a question mark, for example R 6514. Second will be those RR in which the phase d is accompanied by another phase, for example R 3711 d? e²?. Third are the ones accompanied by two other phases, for example R 1755 b¹? d-e? and so on.

When the "Reflexionen" dated with probability are coincident with all the exposed details, the degree of probability of the phase will be decided by the probability of a phase dating (for example: e), in comparison with the degree of probability in the dating of the other phase (for example: t) or other phases (for example: u) with which it shared the dating and/or the quantity of those phases, will determine the probability of this phase e.

Thus, the greater probability in the dating with t and/or u, the minor probability in the dating with e. The less probability in a dating with t and/or u, the grater probability in a dating with e. The more phases share in a dating with e, the less probable the latter will be. This can be shown in following scheme:

In case of coincidence in the previous, the chronological dates corresponding to the phases will decide the indexing.

In first place, the earliest year of the phase/s. In second place, the latest year of the same phase/s. Otherwise the dates of the most probable phase will be put before those of the less probable phase. In this sense, compare the registers 1051-1053, 1061-1065 or 1076-1080 of the next example.

1.	the sign that goes with the phase —belonging to the following sequence of signs used by Adickes: ?, (?), (?), (?), (?), ??, (??), (??), and ???— and
2.	the place that the referred sign has in the mentioned sequence.

Phases with which the dating shares the selected phase	comparative probability degree of the selected phase
more quantity of phases	less
less quantity of phases	more
more probability	less
less probability	more