1 Apr
2006
1 Apr
'06
3:01 p.m.
Who is so preoccupied? Folks I know usually use category theory without worrying about size jim F W Lawvere wrote:
WHY ARE WE CONCERNED? III
The second main misconception about category theory
Part of the perception that category theory is "foundations" (in the pejorative sense of being remote from applications and development) is due to a preoccupation with huge size. Since such perceptions hold back the learning of category theory, and hence facilitate its misuse as a mystifying shield, they are among our concerns. We need to deal with the size preoccupation head on.
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