From: dawson <dawson@cs.smu.ca>
To: categories@mq.edu.au
Subject: Re: Categories vis-a-vis Naturality
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2023 19:38:03 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ceca2215c042d6832c9b5b74a69c7312@cs.smu.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAFL+ZM_wOxda+m1DcDoMm_MAZbaKhD7=+R1xK7vzz7gdBddeOg@mail.gmail.com>
I'm with David here.
For some purposes it is genuinely useful to know that all categorical
concepts can be reduced to "terminal object", or that the entire theory
of deterministic computation can be emulated within group theory. But
that doesn't mean that this should always be done! Mathematics is all
about knowing many ways to look at something, and choosing the right
one(s).
"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it
into a fruit salad."
Best to all,
Robert Dawson
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2023-10-30 7:17 ` Patrik Eklund
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