E-Book, Englisch, Band 32, 367 Seiten, eBook
Krömer Tool and Object
2007
ISBN: 978-3-7643-7524-9
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
A History and Philosophy of Category Theory
E-Book, Englisch, Band 32, 367 Seiten, eBook
Reihe: Science Networks. Historical Studies
ISBN: 978-3-7643-7524-9
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Category theory is a general mathematical theory of structures and of structures of structures. It occupied a central position in contemporary mathematics as well as computer science. This book describes the history of category theory whereby illuminating its symbiotic relationship to algebraic topology, homological algebra, algebraic geometry and mathematical logic and elaboratively develops the connections with the epistemological significance.
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Research
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Weitere Infos & Material
Prelude: Poincaré, Wittgenstein, Peirce, and the use of concepts.- Category theory in Algebraic Topology.- Category theory in Homological Algebra.- Category theory in Algebraic Geometry.- From tool to object: full-fledged category theory.- Categories as sets: problems and solutions.- Categorial foundations.- Pragmatism and category theory.- Abbreviations.- Bibliography.- Indexes




