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André Henriques
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Very many mathematical notions (groups, rings, algebras, etc) form categories.

Similarly, a number of mathematical notions (spaces, spectra, derived schemes, etc.) form $(\infty,1)$-categories. Their study is what modern algebraic topology is all about.

To summarize:
Modern algebraic topology is the study of everything that forms an $(\infty,1)$-category.

André Henriques
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