From a Geometrical Point of View: A Study of the History and Philosophy of Category Theory

by Jean-Pierre Marquis and Marquis

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402093837
• ISBN13: 9781402093838
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"