From a geometrical point of view a study of the history and philosophy of category theory
From a Geometrical Point of View explores historical and philosophical aspects of category theory, trying therewith to expose its significance in the mathematical landscape. The main thesis is that Klein’s Erlangen program in geometry is in fact a particular instance of a general and broad phenomeno...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Dordrecht ; London :
Springer
c2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2009. |
| Series: | Logic, epistemology and the unity of science (Online) ;
14. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009450593806719 |
| Summary: | From a Geometrical Point of View explores historical and philosophical aspects of category theory, trying therewith to expose its significance in the mathematical landscape. The main thesis is that Klein’s Erlangen program in geometry is in fact a particular instance of a general and broad phenomenon revealed by category theory. The volume starts with Eilenberg and Mac Lane’s work in the early 1940’s and follows the major developments of the theory from this perspective. Particular attention is paid to the philosophical elements involved in this development. The book ends with a presentation of categorical logic, some of its results and its significance in the foundations of mathematics. From a Geometrical Point of View aims to provide its readers with a conceptual perspective on category theory and categorical logic, in order to gain insight into their role and nature in contemporary mathematics. It should be of interest to mathematicians, logicians, philosophers of mathematics and science in general, historians of contemporary mathematics, physicists and computer scientists. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781281904256 9786611904258 9781402093845 |
