From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.science.mathematics.categories/4613 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: jim stasheff Newsgroups: gmane.science.mathematics.categories Subject: Re: Bourbaki and Categories Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:16:31 -0400 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1241020057 14042 80.91.229.2 (29 Apr 2009 15:47:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:47:37 +0000 (UTC) To: categories Original-X-From: rrosebru@mta.ca Sat Sep 20 11:11:35 2008 -0300 Return-path: Envelope-to: categories-list@mta.ca Delivery-date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:11:35 -0300 Original-Received: from Majordom by mailserv.mta.ca with local (Exim 4.61) (envelope-from ) id 1Kh35t-0001Oh-Kf for categories-list@mta.ca; Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:05:53 -0300 Original-Sender: cat-dist@mta.ca Precedence: bulk X-Keywords: X-UID: 83 Original-Lines: 36 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.science.mathematics.categories:4613 Archived-At: John Baez wrote: > On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 01:13:21PM -0400, Andre Joyal wrote: > > >> Is it the time for a new Bourbaki? >> > > Do we imagine this new Bourbaki as just systematizing and > presenting what we know already, or struggling to create > brand new mathematics? > > I can imagine a new Bourbaki who tries to explain all of > mathematics in the language of categories. But I can > also imagine a new Bourbaki who tries to explain all of > mathematics in the language of infinity-categories. It > may be a bit too late for the first one, and a bit too > early for the second one. > > Perhaps we need both! > > Best, > jb > > > > > Is it necessary to have a global point of view to appreciate Bourbaki? I found them quite valuable locally - i.e.. just afew of the chapters by themselves earned my appreciaiton. jim