Sorry. I got distracted because the type theory you seem to be asking for doesn't sound cubical. Like I said, I suspect OTT could handle hprop extensionality, if it doesn't already. Probably ETT could too. On Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 4:08:01 AM UTC-4, Michael Shulman wrote: > > As I said, > > > The motivation would be to have a type theory with canonicity for > > 1-categorical semantics > > So no, I don't want "the model" to be using cubical sets, I want > models in all suitable 1-categories (e.g. Pi-pretopos etc.). > > On Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 12:23 AM, Matt Oliveri > wrote: > > Only up to homotopy? So you still want the model to be using cubical > sets? > > Actually, couldn't you interpret OTT into the hsets, internally to HoTT? > > It'd be a hassle without a real solution to the infinite coherence > problem, > > but it should work, since the h-levels involved are bounded. > > > > On Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 2:20:06 AM UTC-4, Michael Shulman wrote: > >> > >> Right: up to homotopy, all cubes would be equivalent to points (hence > >> my question #1). > >> > >> On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 6:47 PM, Matt Oliveri > wrote: > >> > I'm confused. So you want a cubical type theory with only hsets? In > what > >> > sense would there be cubes, other than just points? I thoght OTT had > >> > propositional extensionality. Though maybe that's only for strict > props. > >> > > >> > > >> > On Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 6:54:39 PM UTC-4, Michael Shulman wrote: > >> >> > >> >> I am wondering about versions of cubical type theory with UIP. The > >> >> motivation would be to have a type theory with canonicity for > >> >> 1-categorical semantics that can prove both function extensionality > >> >> and propositional univalence. (I am aware of Observational Type > >> >> Theory, which I believe has UIP and proves function extensionality, > >> >> but I don't think it proves propositional univalence -- although I > >> >> would be happy to be wrong about that.) > >> >> > >> >> Presumably we obtain a cubical type theory that's compatible with > >> >> axiomatic UIP if in CCHM cubical type theory we postulate only a > >> >> single universe of propositions. But I wonder about some possible > >> >> refinements, such as: > >> >> > >> >> 1. In this case do we still need *all* the Kan composition and > gluing > >> >> operations? If all types are hsets then it seems like it ought to > be > >> >> unnecessary to have these operations at all higher dimensions. > >> >> > >> >> 2. Can it be enhanced to make UIP provable, such as by adding a > >> >> computing K eliminator? > >> >> > >> >> Mike >