From: "Eduardo J. Dubuc" <edubuc@dm.uba.ar>
To: Michael Barr <barr@math.mcgill.ca>
Cc: "Ellis D. Cooper" <xtalv1@netropolis.net>, categories@mta.ca
Subject: Re: The Idea of Structure as Data and Conditions
Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 15:16:37 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1SYigz-0007ui-Nu@mlist.mta.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LRH.2.02.1205261942060.32490@msr03.math.mcgill.ca>
On 26/05/12 20:48, Michael Barr wrote:
> I never understood why the founding paper in category theory was called
> "The general theory of natural equivalences", when they do consider more
> general natural transformations.
Well, I always understood that title as meaning that they GENERALIZE
the notion of natural equivalences that had as particular examples.
e.d.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-05-27 18:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-05-25 22:09 Ellis D. Cooper
2012-05-26 23:48 ` Michael Barr
2012-05-27 18:16 ` Eduardo J. Dubuc [this message]
2012-05-28 6:00 ` FEJ Linton
2012-05-29 13:28 ` Staffan Angere
2012-05-30 6:26 ` Vaughan Pratt
2012-05-27 13:02 ` Charles Wells
[not found] ` <CABZOOqZ54NtG1n3K4f8o6mMRSgZ_2yVjE6S+-UWkQSO_PXi1tQ@mail.gmail.com>
2012-05-27 13:06 ` Charles Wells
2012-05-27 23:25 ` Vaughan Pratt
2012-05-29 3:15 Fred E.J. Linton
2012-05-29 13:28 ` Colin McLarty
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