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 >