Timeline for Categories First Or Categories Last In Basic Algebra?
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| Oct 19, 2010 at 11:52 | comment | added | G. Rodrigues | +1 (and also +1 to Todd Trimble): your observation that category theory lowers the cognitive load is spot on. But what I liked most was what you have not mentioned: all the sloppy talk of category theory as a "language" or "toolbox" which at best is a tautology and at worst is nothing but a prejudice that denies category theory its relative autonomy and makes it the servant maid of whatever one ranks best in mathematics (independently of how objective such value judgements can be). And I better stop before I go off on a rant. | |
| Oct 18, 2010 at 7:37 | comment | added | Andrew Stacey | In my defence, I wasn't the one who introduced the cooking analogy! | |
| Oct 18, 2010 at 4:54 | comment | added | Harry Gindi | =( I don't like the implicit approval of so-called "organic" food. Not to be pedantic, but all food is organic in the technical sense, so that rubs me the wrong way immediately. Apart from that, genetically modified food has saved millions of lives from starvation and is a triumph of modern science. The fact that one can patent genetically modified plants and animals (in the US) is a travesty, but that doesn't make the food itself any worse. | |
| Oct 7, 2010 at 11:10 | comment | added | Todd Trimble | Thanks for a fresh and flavorful answer, Andrew! And one that helps restore dignity to those who choose category theory as a focus of research. | |
| Oct 7, 2010 at 10:00 | history | answered | Andrew Stacey | CC BY-SA 2.5 |