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David Corfield
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There are surely no hard and fast rules as to assessing the importance of a generalization of a concept. I once took a look (chap. 9) at debates surrounding the move from groups to groupoids. One important step up for a concept is being deemed essential rather than merely useful. To achieve this it must find its place in an array of good storylines.